1918 Chinese presidential election

none 1918 Chinese presidential election China 1912 presidential no 1913 Chinese presidential election 1913 1923 Chinese presidential election 1923 4 September 1918 徐世昌.jpg Xu Shichang Independent politician 425 98.15% DuanQirui.jpg Duan Qirui Anhui clique 5 1.15% President Feng Guozhang Zhili clique Xu Shichang Independent politician The 1918 Chinese presidential election were the elections held on 4 September 1918 in Beijing for the second term of the President of China. Xu Shichang was elected by two houses of the National Assembly which were controlled by the Anfu Club formed in the National Assembly election in the same year.The Origins of the First United Front in China: The Role of Sneevliet (alias Maring) Saich Tony 223 1991 BRILL Feng Guozhang's term as president expired on 10 October 1918. He did not seek re-election provided Duan Qirui retired as Premier on the same day.Gray Jack Rebellions and Revolutions: China from the 1800s to 2000 Oxford University Press 2002 978-0-19-870069-2 178 Xu Shichang, a veteran statesman and was seen as being a fairly neutral mediator between different factions and between the North and South. Though the Anfu Club promised the vice-presidency to Cao Kun, the Communications Clique prevented the two-thirds quorum required for his election and left the office vacant. December 2024 The Guangzhou Government denounced the "new" parliament as illegal and refused to recognize the election of Xu Shichang as legitimate. The "old" National Assembly elected in 1912 attained a quorum on 6 August in Guangzhou and declared it would not recognize any activities of the body meeting in Beijing, including the presidential election or any mandates or agreements made.264 Wu Tingfang (1842–1922) Hong Kong University Press 1992 Linda Pomerantz-Zhang Results President Xu Shichang Independent 425 Duan Qirui Anhui clique 5 Wang Shizhen Independent 1 Zhang Jian Independent 1 Ni Sichong Anhui clique 1 See also History of the Republic of China President of the Republic of China 1918 Chinese National Assembly election References External links 中央選舉委員會，中華民國選舉史，台北：中央選舉委員會印行，1987年 Category:Presidential elections in the Republic of China (1912–1949) Category:1918 in China China Category:September 1918 in Asia