1925 Latvian presidential election explained

Election Name:1925 Latvian presidential election
Country:Latvia
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1922 Latvian presidential election
Previous Year:1922
Next Election:1927 Latvian presidential election
Next Year:1927
Election Date:November 6, 1925
Image1:Janis Cakste.jpg
Nominee1:Jānis Čakste
Party1:Democratic Centre (Latvia)
Electoral Vote1:60
Nominee2:Kārlis Ulmanis
Party2:Latvian Farmers' Union
Electoral Vote2:31
Image3:Rainis.jpg
Nominee3:Jānis Pliekšāns
Party3:Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
Electoral Vote3:Withdrew
Map Size:300px
Map Alt:Votes by MPs
President
Before Election:Jānis Čakste
Before Party:Democratic Centre (Latvia)
After Election:Jānis Čakste
After Party:Democratic Centre (Latvia)

The 1925 presidential elections in Latvia took place on November 6, 1925 over a two parliamentary period. In the elections with three candidates, Jānis Čakste was re-elected as the President of Latvia.

Candidates

CandidateParty
Jānis ČaksteDemocratic Centre
Kārlis UlmanisLatvian Farmers' Union
Jānis Pliekšāns (Rainis)LSDSP

Election process and results

The first ballot failed to elect the president because no candidate received more than 50 votes. Jānis Pliekšāns won 33 votes, Kārlis Ulmanis won 32, and Čakste won 29. Each candidate only received the total number of votes of members of the same party. In the second ballot, the LSDSP withdrew Pliekšāns' candidacy, which thus gave Čakste a comfortable majority of 60 votes.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jānis Čakste. lv. President.lv. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070952/http://www.president.lv/pk/preview/?module=print_content&module_name=content&cat_id=898. March 5, 2016.