Country: | Syria |
Flag Year: | 1932 |
Type: | presidential |
Election Date: | 10 July 1953 |
Next Election: | 1958 Syrian United Arab Republic referendum |
Next Year: | 1958 |
Previous Election: | 1949 Syrian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1949 |
Image1: | Adib al-Shishakli.jpg |
Nominee1: | Adib Shishakli |
Party1: | Independent |
Popular Vote1: | 861,910 |
Percentage1: | 100% |
President | |
Before Election: | Fawzi Selu |
Posttitle: | Elected President |
After Election: | Adib Shishakli |
After Party: | Independent |
Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 July 1953.[1] There was only one candidate, Adib Shishakli. According to the official results, of the 864,425 voters who cast votes, 861,910 voted for Shishakli while 2,515 cast invalid votes.