The Constituent National Assembly (Czech: Ústavodárné národní shromáždění, Slovak: Ústavodarné národné zhromaždenie) was the unicameral parliament of the Third Republic of Czechoslovakia from 1946 until 1948. Only one election was ever held, in May 1946.
Constituent National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic | |
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| Legislative body in Czechoslovakia | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 18 June 1946 |
| Disbanded | 30 May 1948 |
| Preceded by | Interim National Assembly |
| Succeeded by | National Assembly |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 300 members |
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Political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Direct competitive proportional representation | |
Last election | 26 May 1946 |
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| Constituent National Assembly (originally stock exchange building), Prague | |
The Constituent National Assembly was a successor to the Interim National Assembly. Democracy in Czechoslovakia ended in the Czechoslovak coup d'état of February 1948, where the Communist Party took power.[1] Democracy was not restored until 41 years later.
Presidents of the Constituent National Assembly
edit| Name | Party | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonín Zápotocký | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | 18 June 1946 | 18 July 1946 |
| Josef David | Czechoslovak National Social Party | 18 July 1946 | 30 May 1948 |
References
edit- ^ Simons, William (1960). The Constitutions of the Communist World. Springer Publishing. ISBN 9789028600706.