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The 1964 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 12 November 1964. Antonín Novotný was elected for his second term.[1][2] It was the first time that the president was elected for a five-year term.[3]
Background
[edit]Novotný was the president since 1957 when he was elected on suggestion of Nikita Khrushchev. His first term concluded in 1964. It was speculated that he would be replaced by Jozef Lenárt. Novotný was eventually nominated as the only candidate.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Naši prezidenti - Haló noviny". www.halonoviny.cz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "1957 a 1964 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". www.rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Antonín Novotný - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". www.rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Aký bol supervolebný rok 1964". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 11 November 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2018.