The 1957 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 19 November 1957. It was held due to the death of the incumbent president Antonín Zápotocký. Antonín Novotný was elected the new president.[1]
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Background
editAntonín Zápotocký died of heart attack in Fall 1957. The Prime Minister Viliam Široký was considered his successor. It was changed when the leader of Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev suggested Antonín Novotný.[2]
Voting
editThe election was held on 19 November 1957. Novotný received all 353 votes.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Prezidentská volba tajná či veřejná". Vlada.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "1957 a 1964 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". www.rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Jan Sapák: Prezident Novotný - Deník Referendum". denikreferendum.cz (in Czech). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2018.