The 1989 Czechoslovak presidential election was held on 29 December. Václav Havel became the first non-communist president of Czechoslovakia since 1948. Election was held following the Velvet Revolution.

Candidates

* Ladislav Adamec (Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, KSČ) * Čestmír Císař (Youth organizations in Communist Czechoslovakia, SSM) * Václav Havel (Civic Forum, OF/Public Against Violence, VPN) Havel was eventually the only candidate to participate in the election.

Other possible candidates

* Alexander Dubček was speculated to be a candidate. Dubček himself sought the nomination of VPN.

Opinion polls

Results

Havel received votes of all 183 members of House of the People and 140 members of House of Nations.

References

{{Czechoslovak presidential elections 1989 elections in Czechoslovakia, Presidential Presidential elections in Czechoslovakia, 1989 Velvet Revolution