1948 Czechoslovak presidential election

1948 Czechoslovak presidential election

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Nominee Klement Gottwald
Party KSČ
Electoral vote 296
Percentage 100%

President before election

Edvard Beneš
ČSNS

Elected President

Klement Gottwald
KSČ

The 1948 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 14 June 1948. Klement Gottwald was elected the first Communist president of Czechoslovakia.[1]

  1. ^ "Dělnický prezident Klement Gottwald". www.moderni-dejiny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 February 2018.