1934 Estonian State Elder election

none November 2022 Estonia presidential 1938 Estonian presidential election 1938 Intended for 22–23 April 1934 EstArmyHighCommnd1920_-_Andres_Larka.JPG Andres Larka Vaps Movement 50a7f7 Signatures received 62,270 Johan_Laidoner_1.jpg Johan Laidoner Union of Settlers and Smallholders 1b4d3e 38,066 Konstantin_Pats_1934.jpg Konstantin Päts Union of Settlers and Smallholders 1b4d3e 18,501 August_Rej.jpg August Rei Socialist Workers' Party ff0000 4,983 State Elder Konstantin Päts Union of Settlers and Smallholders Election suspended State Elder elections were scheduled to take place in Estonia on 22 and 23 April 1934. They were to take place on the basis of the new constitution that entered into force on 24 January of the same year and were the first direct head of state elections in the history of Estonia, as the previous heads of state were elected by the Riigikogu together with other members of the Estonian Government. However, the elections were never held due to a coup on 12 March by three of the four main candidates. Candidates According to the Kommunist, the underground voice of the Estonian Communist Party (EKP), the EKP was unable to field its legal candidate as a result of the "wild white terror" but despite this, the working class presented their own independent candidate. The EKP nominated Hans Pöögelmann as a candidate, who promised to hang "all big thieves and big crooks". Additionally, Kommunist wrote that the "bourgeois rogue government" did not officially put Pögelmann's candidacy to the vote, fearing that the majority of the people would vote for Pögelmann. Based on that, the EKP invited people to vote for Pögelmann with white slips of paper, writing Pögelmann's name on them. The paper does not say what the workers were supposed to do with these pieces of paper, however.16 April 1934 Hans Pöögelmann – töölisklassi kandidaat presidendi valimistel Hans Pöögelmann - candidate of the working class in the presidential elections et 54 Edasi On 23 February 1934 the candidacies of Andres Larka, Johan Laidoner and Konstantin Päts were submitted to the Main Election Committee. Theodor Rõuk nominated Andres Larka, the leader of the Vaps movement as a candidate for State Elder with 77 citizens having signed the submission letter. Hendrik Vahtramäe nominated Johan Laidoner, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces, as a candidate for State Elder with the backing of 38 citizens. August Jürman of Päts' Farmers' Assemblies party nominated Konstantin Päts, a former State Elder of Estonia, as a candidate for State Elder with 39 citizens backing the nomination. On 25 February Alma Ostra-Oinas nominated August Rei of the Socialist Workers' Party. The nomination letter was signed by a total of 28 citizens entitled to vote. Signature collection and cancellation of election The collection of signatures for the demands for the nomination of candidates for the State Elder began on 5 March and was supposed to last until 27 March. Each candidate had to receive at least 10,000 signatures of support in order to qualify for the election. Due to the 1934 coup d'état by Konstantin Päts and Johan Laidoner, the election of the State Elder was postponed by the decree of postponement of the State Elder and Riigikogu elections issued on 19 March until the end of the Era of Silence. The actual collection of signatures ended after the arrival of the Riigi Teataja issue (in Tallinn on March 21, 1934, at 12 o'clock). The electoral process was terminated and declared null and void.22 March 1934 Allkirjade kogumine lõpetati. The collection of signatures was concluded. et 69 Kaja By that time, according to incomplete data, Andres Larka had received 62,270 signatures, of which 25,163 were from Tallinn, Johan Laidoner 38,066, of which 6,150 were from Viru County, Konstantin Päts 18,501, of which 3,448 were from Tartu County, and August Rei 4,983, of which 1,562 were from Tallinn.23 March 1934 Kandidaatide soovitusallkirjade arhiiv. Archive of candidate recommendation signatures. et 81 Postimees This means that on the basis of the signatures given as of 21 March, all nominated candidates except for August Rei would have qualified for the election.Marandi Rein 1991 Must-valge lipu all. 1. osa Under the black and white flag. Part 1 et Stockholm Centre for Baltic Studies at the University of Stockholm 9122013938 References Category:Presidential elections in Estonia State Elder Estonia Category:Cancelled elections Category:Political history of Estonia