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Two indirect presidential elections were held in Poland in December 1922. In the first election on 9 December Gabriel Narutowicz was elected president, but he Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz, was assassinated five days later. A second election on 22 December was won by Stanisław Wojciechowski.
After the independence of Poland, the head of state was Naczelnik Państwa Józef Piłsudski. In a new constitution adopted by the Polish Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Sejm, the new head of state was to be the President of Republic of Poland - to be choose by the National Assembly of Poland, National Assembly (combined Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, Senate). After the 1922 Polish legislative election, parliamentary election, planning began for the first Polish presidential election in history.
The main probable candidate Józef Piłsudski, despite calls for him to contend, did not run for election. He proposed a former Prime Minister, Wincenty Witos, for presidency. Witos also refused. Finally Piłsudski supported the candidature of Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Narutowicz.
At the time of the election the main candidates were Maurycy Zamoyski, count Maurycy Zamoyski, the candidate of National Democracy (Poland), National Democracy and Stanisław Wojciechowski, candidate of Polish People's Party "Piast" (1913–31), Polish People's Party "Piast". Narutowicz's good result was a surprise. Once the long voting was over, Zamoyski and Narutowicz advanced to the fifth ballot. Narutowicz finally won the election with the support of "Piast" (Wojciechowski was eliminated on the fourth round).
Narutowicz was sworn in as president on 11 December 1922, but Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz, was assassinated five days later.
File:Gabriel narutowicz.jpg, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Narutowicz
File:Maurycy Zamoyski.jpg, Diplomat Maurycy Zamoyski
File:Stanisław Wojciechowski.jpg, Former Minister of the Interior Stanisław Wojciechowski
File:Baudouin2.jpg, Linguist Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
File:Ignacy Daszynski01.jpg, Former List of Prime Ministers of Poland, Prime Minister Ignacy Daszyński
First election
After the independence of Poland, the head of state was Naczelnik Państwa Józef Piłsudski. In a new constitution adopted by the Polish Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Sejm, the new head of state was to be the President of Republic of Poland - to be choose by the National Assembly of Poland, National Assembly (combined Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, Senate). After the 1922 Polish legislative election, parliamentary election, planning began for the first Polish presidential election in history.
The main probable candidate Józef Piłsudski, despite calls for him to contend, did not run for election. He proposed a former Prime Minister, Wincenty Witos, for presidency. Witos also refused. Finally Piłsudski supported the candidature of Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Narutowicz.
At the time of the election the main candidates were Maurycy Zamoyski, count Maurycy Zamoyski, the candidate of National Democracy (Poland), National Democracy and Stanisław Wojciechowski, candidate of Polish People's Party "Piast" (1913–31), Polish People's Party "Piast". Narutowicz's good result was a surprise. Once the long voting was over, Zamoyski and Narutowicz advanced to the fifth ballot. Narutowicz finally won the election with the support of "Piast" (Wojciechowski was eliminated on the fourth round).
Narutowicz was sworn in as president on 11 December 1922, but Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz, was assassinated five days later.
Candidates
Results
Second election
The Polish presidential election, 1922 (first), first election, when President of the Republic of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz was elected after several rounds by joint chambers of Sejm and Polish Senate, Senate (at time of Second Polish Republic joint parliament elected president. The first direct vote took place in 1990). Narutowicz, however, was assassinated just five days since taking office. According to the Polish constitution, Constitution the Sejm Marshal Maciej Rataj became Acting President of the Republic of Poland and organised new elections, which took place on 20 December. Stanislaw Wojciechowski won the second election, and took office on 22 December.Candidates
* Kazimierz Morawski (philologist), Kazimierz Morawski (put on ballot by National Democracy (Poland), National Democracy; supporter by allied right-wing parties), philologist and academician from Jagiellonian University * Stanisław Wojciechowski (put on ballot by Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie"; supported also by Polish Socialist Party, agrarians and minorities), former Minister of Interior and one of the leading candidates in previous electionResults
See also
*List of Polish presidents *Józef Piłsudski *Gabriel Narutowicz *Andrzej DudaReferences
Bibliography
*Sławomir Koper, ''Józef Piłsudski. Człowiek i polityk'', Warsaw 2011 *''Dodatek nadzwyczajny'', "Kurjer Poznański", 9 December 1922, Poznań. 1922 elections in Europe, Poland 1922 in Poland, Presidential election Presidential elections in Poland Political history of Poland December 1922 events {{Poland-election-stub