1953 Czechoslovak presidential election

none 1953 Czechoslovak presidential election Czech Republic presidential no 1948 Czechoslovak presidential election 1948 1957 Czechoslovak presidential election 1957 21 March 1953 x150px Antonín Zápotocký Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 271 100% President Klement Gottwald Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Antonín Zápotocký Communist Party of Czechoslovakia The 1953 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 14 June 1953. It was held due to the death of Klement Gottwald. Prime Minister Antonín Zápotocký was elected the new president.Antonín Zápotocký - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas) http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/vezvuku/_zprava/421110 www.rozhlas.cz 3 February 2018 cs1953 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas) http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/424780 www.rozhlas.cz 3 February 2018 cs 15 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130115085756/http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/424780 dead Voting Klement Gottwald died on 14 March 1953. At the 14 June election, Zápotocký received all 271 votes in the Parliament.Před 60 lety byl zvolen prezidentem komunista Antonín Zápotocký https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/monitor/Pred-60-lety-byl-zvolen-prezidentem-komunista-Antonin-Zapotocky-266381 Parlamentní Listy 3 February 2018 He had already been carrying out most presidential duties since Gottwald's death, as per the Constitution. References Presidential 1953 Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Elections in Communist Czechoslovakia