1927 Czechoslovak presidential election

none 1927 Czechoslovak presidential election Czech Republic presidential no 1920 Czechoslovak presidential election 1920 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election 1934 27 May 1927 x150px Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent (politician) 274 63.4% x100px Václav Šturc Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 54 12.5% President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent (politician) Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent (politician) The 1927 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 27 May 1927. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was elected for his third term. His main rival was Communist Václav Šturc.Masaryka zvolili řvoucí poslanci a Beneš poplival Háchu https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/domaci/boj-o-hrad/masaryka-zvolili-rvouci-poslanci-a-benes-poplival-hachu_258010.html TÝDEN.cz 1 February 2018 12 January 2013 Background Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was president of Czechoslovakia since 1918. His second term concluded in 1927. He decided to seek another term but stated that he wouldn't participate in the second round if he wasn't elected during the first.Volba prezidenta republiky v roce 1927 http://www.vhu.cz/exhibit/volba-prezidenta-republiky-v-roce-1927/ vhu.cz 1 February 2018 The Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants nominated Antonín Švehla who became the strongest of Masaryk's competitor. The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia nominated Václav Šturc. Masaryk's reelection became uncertain as he would have withdrawn from election if he wasn't elected in the first round.1927 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas) http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/422528 Rozhlas.cz 1 February 2018 cs 2 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012545/http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/422528 dead Procedure The President was elected by bicameral parliament that consisted of 300 Deputies and 150 Senators.Bouřlivé ovace i protesty komunistů. Masaryk vyhrál čtyřikrát, naposled mu už napovídali slova slibu https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/grafika-bourlive-ovace-i-vykriky-komunistu-masaryka-zvolili/r~7cf81f00986c11e7a7fc0025900fea04/ Aktuálně.cz 1 February 2018 cs 14 September 2017 A candidate needed 60% of votes to be elected. Voting Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk #6495ED Independent 274 Blank votes 104 Václav Šturc Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 54 432 450 Švehla withdrew from the election before the voting started. Šturc was Masaryk's only rival. 286 Deputies and 148 Senators participated in the election. 432 votes were submitted. Masaryk received 274 and was narrowly elected. References Presidential 1927