1938 Czechoslovak presidential election explained

Election Name:1938 Czechoslovak presidential election
Country:Czech Republic
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1935 Czechoslovak presidential election
Previous Year:1935
Next Election:1946 Czechoslovak presidential election
Next Year:1946
Election Date:30 November 1938
Nominee1:Emil Hácha
Party1:Independent (politician)
Electoral Vote1:272
Percentage1:87.2%
President
Before Election:Edvard Beneš
Before Party:Czechoslovak National Socialist Party
After Election:Emil Hácha
After Party:Independent (politician)

The 1938 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 30 November 1938. The election was held following the Munich Agreement. Edvard Beneš resigned on his position and Emil Hácha became the new president.[1]

Voting

312 members of parliament voted. Hácha received 272 votes while 39 were blank.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volba Emila Háchy prezidentem - 1938. Rozhlas.cz. 2 February 2018. cs.
  2. Web site: 1938 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas). www.rozhlas.cz. 2 February 2018. cs. 24 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224001958/https://www.rozhlas.cz/prezident08/prezidentskevolby/_zprava/424776. dead.