Constitutional Assembly elections were held in

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on 17 and 18 April 1920.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ...

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 The

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emerged as the largest party in the

Constitutional Assembly A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...

, winning 57 of the 150 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1137 The elections were boycotted by communist parties.Nohlen & Stöver, p1103 The

was responsible for drafting a

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, which was approved on 15 February and promulgated on 7 November 1922.

Results

References

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