Polish presidential election, 20 December 1922

Polish presidential election, 1922

20 December 1922

Nominee Stanisław Wojciechowski Kazimierz Morawski Party PSL Independent Popular vote 298 221 Percentage 57% 43%

President before election Maciej Rataj (acting) PSL President Stanisław Wojciechowski PSL

Polish special presidential election in 1922 was taken after the murder of first president in history - Gabriel Narutowicz.

Background

The first election, when President of the Republic of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz was elected after several rounds by joint chambers of Sejm and 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 Constitution the Sejm Marshal Maciej Rataj became Acting President of the Republic of Poland and organised new elections, which took place on December 20, winner taking office on December 22.

Candidates

• Kazimierz Morawski (put on ballot by 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 election

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