1929 Greek presidential election

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14 December 1929

1933 →

President before election

Pavlos Kountouriotis
Independent

Elected President

Alexandros Zaimis
Independent

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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.

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

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alexandros Zaimis	Independent	257	78.59
	Georgios Kafantaris		22	6.73
	Themistoklis Sofoulis	Liberal Party	6	1.83
	Pavlos Kountouriotis	Independent	2	0.61
	Alexandros Papanastasiou	Democratic Union	1	0.31
	Athos Romanos		1	0.31
Scattering			38	11.62
Total			327	100.00

Source: Daphnēs

"Alexander Zaimis". sansimera.gr. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
"Countries Go-Gu". rulers.org. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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)

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