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1960 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

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Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1960

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All 300 seats to the National Assembly
Turnout99.7%
  Majority party
 
Leader Antonín Novotný
Party KSČ
Alliance National Front
Seats after 147
Seat change Decrease 25

Prime Minister before election

Viliam Široký
KSČ

Elected Prime Minister

Viliam Široký
KSČ

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 12 June 1960.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ).[1] According to official figures, 99.7 percent of eligible voters turned out to vote, and 99.9 percent of those who voted approved the National Front list.[1] Within the Front, the Communists had a large majority of 216 seats–147 for the main party and 69 for the Slovak branch.

Non-Communist members appeared on the National Front list in order to keep up the appearance of pluralism. However, seats were allocated in accordance with a set percentage, and no party could take part in the political process without KSČ approval.[2]

These was the last elections held under the partly liberal democratic Ninth-of-May Constitution. A month after the elections, the new National Assembly approved a new constitution that proclaimed "socialism has won" in Czechoslovakia, and changed the country's official name to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
National Front Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 9,059,838 99.9 147
Communist Party of Slovakia 69
Independents 43
Czechoslovak Socialist Party 19
Czechoslovak People's Party 16
Party of Slovak Revival 4
Freedom Party 2
Against 12,775 0.1
Invalid/blank votes 12,819
Total 9,085,432 100 300
Registered voter/turnout 9,115,013 99.7
Source: PSP, CZSO

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