The 1920 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 27 May 1920. It was the first contested presidential election.

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech name, Czech and Slovak name, Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas (name), Thomas. Tomáš is also a surname (feminine: Tomášová). Notable people with the name include: Given name Sport *Tomáš Berdych (born 198 ...

has won his second term against German theologian August Naegle.

Procedure

President was elected by bicameral parliament that consisted of 281 Deputies and 142 Senators. Candidate needed at least 247 votes to be elected.

Candidates

, the incumbent president and a candidate of governing coalition. * August Naegle, candidate of German minority. There were also two names written on protest ballot:

Alois Muna Alois Muna, also Alois Můňa (23 February 1886, Lysice – 2 August 1943, Kladno), was a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak politician and one of the founders and interwar period general secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. References< ...

, candidate of left fraction of social democrats (later Communist) and Antonín Janoušek, Communist radical, former leader of

Slovak Soviet Republic The Slovak Soviet Republic (, , , literally: 'Slovak Republic of Councils') was a short-lived Communist state in southeast Slovakia in existence from 16 June 1919 to 7 July 1919. Its capital city was Prešov, and it was established and headed b ...

Election

Masaryk received 284 votes and was elected for his second term.

References

{{Czechoslovak presidential elections Presidential

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