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1934 Czechoslovak presidential election Czech Republic presidential no 1927 Czechoslovak presidential election 1927 1935 Czechoslovak presidential election 1935 24 May 1934 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 1925.PNG x150px Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent (politician) 327 78.2% Gottwald (EKI) - cropped.jpg x150px Klement Gottwald Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 38 9.1% President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent (politician) Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent (politician)
The 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 24 May 1934. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was elected for his fourth term.Česká televize TGM: Čtyři prezidentské volby a každá úplně jiná http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/1113014-tgm-ctyri-prezidentske-volby-a-kazda-uplne-jina ČT24 2 February 2018 cs
Background
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was 84 years old when his third term concluded. He wanted Edvard Beneš to become his successor but Beneš didn't have required support and Masaryk decided to run instead of him.1934 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas) http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/427276 Rozhlas.cz 2 February 2018 cs 2 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190502/http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/427276 dead Masaryk had to deal with poor health and suffered a stroke prior to election. Communist Party of Czechoslovakia nominated Klement Gottwald as its candidate; he would later go on to serve as president between 1948 and 1953, following the coup in 1948.
Procedure
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 Candidate needed 60% of votes to be elected.1927 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas) http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/422528 Rozhlas.cz 2 February 2018 cs 2 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012545/http://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/422528 deadMasaryka 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 2 February 2018 12 January 2013
Voting
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk #6495ED Independent 327 Blank votes 53 Klement Gottwald Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 38 418 450
418 electors voted. Masaryk received 327 votes while Gottwald received 38 votes. 53 Ballots were blank.Poslední prezidentská volba T. G. Masaryka v roce 1934 http://www.modernidejiny.cz/clanek/posledni-prezidentska-volba-t-g-masaryka-v-roce-1934/ Modernidejiny.cz 2 February 2018 cs
Aftermath
Masaryk resigned on 14 December 1935 and Edvard Beneš was elected his successor.Jak jsme volili prezidenta Masaryka? Divili byste se, jak to bylo napínavé http://zoommagazin.iprima.cz/historie/jak-jsme-volili-prezidenta-masaryka-divili-byste-se-jak-bylo-napinave Zoom magazin 2 February 2018 cs
References
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