The 1946 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 19 June 1946. It was the first election since the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

Edvard Beneš Edvard Beneš (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1945 to 1948. He also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939 to 194 ...

was elected for his second term.

Background

resigned in 1938 and emigrated to the United Kingdom. He formed the

Czechoslovak government-in-exile The Czechoslovak government-in-exile, sometimes styled officially as the Provisional Government of Czechoslovakia ( cz, Prozatímní vláda Československa, sk, Dočasná vláda Československa), was an informal title conferred upon the Czechos ...

and led the Czechoslovak resistance against Nazi Germany which occupied Czechoslovakia. He returned to Czechoslovakia after

and was confirmed as the President of Czechoslovakia in October 1945 by the votes of parliament.

Voting

The election was held on 19 June 1946. Beneš was the only candidate. He received all 298 votes.

References

{{Czechoslovak presidential elections Presidential 1946 Single-candidate elections