1957 Czechoslovak presidential election

none 1957 Czechoslovak presidential election Czech Republic presidential no 1953 Czechoslovak presidential election 1953 1964 Czechoslovak presidential election 1964 19 November 1957 x150px Antonín Novotný Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 353 100% President Antonín Zápotocký Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Antonín Novotný Communist Party of Czechoslovakia The 1957 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 19 November 1957. It was held due to the death of the incumbent president Antonín Zápotocký. Antonín Novotný was elected the new president.Prezidentská volba tajná či veřejná https://www.vlada.cz/cz/media-centrum/aktualne/prezidentska-volba-tajna-ci-verejna-31175/ Vlada.cz 4 February 2018 cs Background Antonín Zápotocký died of a heart attack in Fall 1957. The Prime Minister Viliam Široký was considered his successor. It was changed when the leader of Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev suggested Antonín Novotný.1957 a 1964 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas) http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/427286 www.rozhlas.cz 4 February 2018 cs 6 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044431/http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/427286 dead Voting The election was held on 19 November 1957. Novotný received all 353 votes.Jan Sapák: Prezident Novotný - Deník Referendum http://denikreferendum.cz/clanek/14633-prezident-novotny denikreferendum.cz 28 December 2012 4 February 2018 cs References Presidential 1957 Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Elections in Communist Czechoslovakia