1925 Latvian presidential election
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The 1925 presidential elections in Latvia took place on November 6, 1925 over a two parliamentary period. In the elections with three candidates, JÄnis Äakste was re-elected as the President of Latvia.
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November 6, 1925
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Candidates
| Candidate | Party |
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| JÄnis Äakste | Democratic Centre |
| KÄrlis Ulmanis | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| JÄnis PliekÅ¡Äns (Rainis) | LSDSP |
Election process and results
The first ballot failed to elect the president because no candidate received more than 50 votes. JÄnis PliekÅ¡Äns won 33 votes, KÄrlis Ulmanis won 32, and Äakste won 29. Each candidate only received the total number of votes of members of the same party. In the second ballot, the LSDSP withdrew PliekÅ¡Äns' candidacy, which thus gave Äakste a comfortable majority of 60 votes.[1]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| JÄnis PliekÅ¡Äns | Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 33 | 35.11 | |||
| KÄrlis Ulmanis | Latvian Farmers' Union | 32 | 34.04 | 31 | 34.07 | |
| JÄnis Äakste | Democratic Centre | 29 | 30.85 | 60 | 65.93 | |
| Total | 94 | 100.00 | 91 | 100.00 | ||