Presidential elections were held in
Poland on May 8, 1933. Professor
Ignacy Mościcki was re-elected for a second seven-year term, having previously been elected to the position in
1926. He was elected by 332 votes, with 11 votes appearing to be void. The result was greeted with loud cheers.
He was elected by the Polish
Sejm (Diet) and
Senate sitting together as the
National Assembly. The National Assembly had 555 members but only 343 were present, mainly members of
BBWR, the government party of
MarshalJózef Piłsudski. The main opposition party,
SN, stayed away, but representatives of German minority and Jewish parties plus three smaller parties (including the Communists who tried to nominate their own candidate but did not have the necessary 50 votes to nominate) were present.
Presidential elections were held in
Poland on May 8, 1933. Professor
Ignacy Mościcki was re-elected for a second seven-year term, having previously been elected to the position in
1926. He was elected by 332 votes, with 11 votes appearing to be void. The result was greeted with loud cheers.
He was elected by the Polish
Sejm (Diet) and
Senate sitting together as the
National Assembly. The National Assembly had 555 members but only 343 were present, mainly members of
BBWR, the government party of
MarshalJózef Piłsudski. The main opposition party,
SN, stayed away, but representatives of German minority and Jewish parties plus three smaller parties (including the Communists who tried to nominate their own candidate but did not have the necessary 50 votes to nominate) were present.