1929 Greek presidential election

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1929 Greek presidential election
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  1926 14 December 1929 1933  
  Zaimis37216v.jpg Georgios Kaphantaris 1927.jpg
Nominee Alexandros Zaimis Georgios Kafantaris
Party Independent
Electoral vote25722
Percentage78.59%6.73%

President before election

Pavlos Kountouriotis
Independent

Elected President

Alexandros Zaimis
Independent

Indirect presidential elections were held in Greece on 14 December 1929, following the resignation of President Pavlos Kountouriotis. Former six-time prime minister and incumbent acting President since 10 December 1929, Alexandros Zaimis defeated former short-term prime minister Georgios Kafantaris in a vote conducted by the Greek Parliament and Senate. [1]

Zaimis was sworn in for his first full term as the third President of the Second Hellenic Republic that same day. [2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Alexandros Zaimis Independent25778.59
Georgios Kafantaris 226.73
Themistoklis Sofoulis Liberal Party 61.83
Pavlos Kountouriotis Independent20.61
Alexandros Papanastasiou Democratic Union 10.31
Athos Romanos10.31
Scattering3811.62
Total327100.00
Source: Daphnēs [3]

References

  1. "Alexander Zaimis". sansimera.gr. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "Countries Go-Gu". rulers.org. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. Daphnēs, Grēgorios (1997). Hē Hellas metaxy Dyo polemōn: Hē anodos tou antivenizelismou. Volume 2 / Hē Hellas metaxy Dyo polemōn: 1923–1940: Kaktos. p. 26.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)