Cannabis November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 thcscience_admin 1957 Czechoslovak presidential election ← 1953 19 November 1957 1964 → Nominee Antonín Novotný Party KSČ Electoral vote 353 Percentage 100% President before election Antonín Zápotocký KSČ Elected President Antonín Novotný KSČ The 1957 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 19 November 1957. It was held due to the death of the incumbent president Antonín Zápotocký. Antonín Novotný was elected the new president.[1] Background[edit] Antonín Zápotocký died of heart attack in Fall 1957. The Prime Minister Viliam Široký was considered his successor. It was changed when the leader of Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev suggested Antonín Novotný.[2] Voting[edit] The election was held on 19 November 1957. Novotný received all 353 votes.[3] References[edit] ^ "Prezidentská volba tajná či veřejná". Vlada.cz (in Czech). 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. ^ "Jan Sapák: Prezident Novotný - Deník Referendum". denikreferendum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 February 2018. Presidents of CzechoslovakiaFirst Czechoslovak Republic Tomáš Masaryk Edvard Beneš Second Czechoslovak Republic Emil Hácha German occupationProtectorate Emil Hácha First Slovak Republic Jozef Tiso Government-in-exile Edvard Beneš Third Czechoslovak Republic Edvard Beneš Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Klement Gottwald Antonín Zápotocký Antonín Novotný Ludvík Svoboda Gustáv Husák Czech and Slovak Federative Republic Václav Havel Elections 1918 1920 1927 1934 1935 1938 1946 1948 1953 1957 1964 1968 1973 1975 1980 1985 1989 1990 1992