1975 Czechoslovak presidential election

Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 29 May 1975 1975 Czechoslovak presidential election Czech Republic presidential no 1973 Czechoslovak presidential election 1973 1980 Czechoslovak presidential election 1980 29 May 1975 Gustav Husák in 1972 portrait.jpg Gustáv Husák Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 343 100% President Ludvík Svoboda Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Gustáv Husák Communist Party of Czechoslovakia The 1975 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 29 May 1975. Gustáv Husák was elected the new president.1975 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas) http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/427284 www.rozhlas.cz 4 February 2018 cs Background The health of the incumbent president Ludvík Svoboda was getting worse and members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia concluded that he won't finish his second term. Vasil Bilak and Gustáv Husák were suggested for the position. Bilak had stronger support but Husák's influence increased thanks to Bilak's authoritarian behaviour.Gustáv Husák - Lidové noviny, ukázka_9. 1. 2018 http://www.ivysehrad.cz/recenze/gustv-husk-lidov-noviny-ukzka_9-1-2018/ www.ivysehrad.cz 4 February 2018 cs https://web.archive.org/web/20190329081235/http://www.ivysehrad.cz/recenze/gustv-husk-lidov-noviny-ukzka_9-1-2018/ 29 March 2019 dead References Presidential Category:Gustáv Husák 1975 Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Elections in Communist Czechoslovakia