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| nominee1 = '''[[Jānis Čakste]]'''
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| party1 = Democratic Centre (Latvia)
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| nominee1 = [[Jānis Čakste]]
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| popular_vote1 = '''92'''
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| party1 = [[Democratic Centre (Latvia)|Democratic Centre]]
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== Election process and results ==
==Election process and results==
Prior to the elections, the former Chairman of the Constitutional Assembly [[Jānis Čakste]], the organizer of the Latvian Rifle Battalion, the former Minister of Agriculture Jānis Goldmanis and the Minister of Justice [[Jānis Pauļuks]] were considered as possible candidates for the presidency. [[Kārlis Ulmanis]] had refused to run for office, but there were still rumors that the Social Democrats could run as their candidate, Only Čakste was nominated, and with 92 votes (the largest support in the history of the Presidential election), he became the first [[President of Latvia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apollo.lv/portal/life/articles/101136|url-status=dead|title=Prezidentu «zīlēšanas» starpkaru Latvijā|language=lv|date=June 9, 2007|website=Apollo.lv|author=Bormane, Anita|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022816/http://www.apollo.lv/portal/life/articles/101136|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>
Prior to the elections, the former Chairman of the [[Constitutional Assembly of Latvia|Constitutional Assembly]] [[Jānis Čakste]]; the organizer of the [[Latvian Riflemen|Latvian Riflemen Battalions]], the former Minister of Agriculture [[Jānis Goldmanis]] and the Minister of Justice [[Jānis Pauļuks]] were all considered as possible candidates for the presidency. [[Kārlis Ulmanis]] had refused to run for office, but there were still rumors that the Social Democrats could run the famous poet [[Rainis]] as their candidate. In the end, only Čakste was nominated, and with 92 votes (the largest support for a candidate in the history of presidential elections), he became the first [[President of Latvia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apollo.lv/portal/life/articles/101136|url-status=dead|title=Prezidentu "zīlēšanas" starpkaru Latvijā|language=lv|date=June 9, 2007|website=Apollo.lv|author=Bormane, Anita|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022816/http://www.apollo.lv/portal/life/articles/101136|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>


{{Election results
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|cand1=[[Jānis Čakste]]|party1=[[Democratic Centre (Latvia)|Democratic Centre]]|votes1=92
!Candidate
|row2=Against|votes2=6
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!Against
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|Jānis Čakste
|92
|6
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== References ==
==References==
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{{Latvian presidential elections}}
{{Latvian presidential elections}}


[[Category:Presidential elections in Latvia|1992]]
[[Category:Presidential elections in Latvia]]
[[Category:1992 elections in Europe|Latvia]]
[[Category:1922 elections in Europe|Latvia]]
[[Category:1992 in Latvia]]
[[Category:1922 in Latvia]]
[[Category:November 1992 events in Europe]]
[[Category:November 1922 events in Europe]]

Latest revision as of 09:59, 2 July 2023

1922 Latvian presidential election
November 14, 1922 1925 →
 
Nominee Jānis Čakste
Party Democratic Centre
Popular vote 92
Votes by MPs
Votes by MPs
Elected President

Jānis Čakste
Democratic Centre

The 1922 presidential elections in Latvia took place on November 14, 1922. By agreement between the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party and the Latvian Farmers' Union, Jānis Čakste was nominated as the sole candidate and elected the 1st President of Latvia with 92 votes in favor and 6 abstentions. The President was elected by the 1st Saeima.

Candidates

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Candidate
Jānis Čakste

Election process and results

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Prior to the elections, the former Chairman of the Constitutional Assembly Jānis Čakste; the organizer of the Latvian Riflemen Battalions, the former Minister of Agriculture Jānis Goldmanis and the Minister of Justice Jānis Pauļuks were all considered as possible candidates for the presidency. Kārlis Ulmanis had refused to run for office, but there were still rumors that the Social Democrats could run the famous poet Rainis as their candidate. In the end, only Čakste was nominated, and with 92 votes (the largest support for a candidate in the history of presidential elections), he became the first President of Latvia.[1]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jānis ČaksteDemocratic Centre9293.88
Against66.12
Total98100.00

References

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  1. ^ Bormane, Anita (June 9, 2007). "Prezidentu "zīlēšanas" starpkaru Latvijā". Apollo.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
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