View source for 1920 East Besmenian presidential election

{{Infobox election
| election_name     = 1920 East Besmenian presidential election
| country           = [[East Besmenia]]
| flag_year         = 
| flag_image        = East Besmenian flag2.png
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| type              = presidential<!-- presidential, parliamentary, legislative, primary, or by-election --><!-- MANDATORY, and limited to the preceding five types -->
| vote_type         = Popular <!-- default -->
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| election_date     = 30 September 1920 <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| next_election     = <!--page title, will be linked if it exists-->
| next_year         = [[1926 East Besmenian presidential election|1926]]
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| image1            = [[File:Robert Primavesi (1854-1926).jpg|120x120px]]
| image1_size       = 115px
| image1_upright    = 
| colour1           = DBDBDB
| nominee1          = <!-- when appropriate, candidate1 can be used instead -->
| candidate1        = '''[[Hermann Köster]]'''<!-- any type of election -->
| leader1           = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->
| party1            = Independent
| alliance1         = 

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| home_state1       = 
| running_mate1     = 
| electoral_vote1   = '''198'''
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| swing1            = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->

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| image2            = [[File:Silver_-_replace_this_image_male_cropped.png|120x120px]]
| image2_size       = 115px
| image2_upright    = 
| colour2           = 1e90ff
| nominee2          = <!-- presidential only, when appropriate, candidate2 can be used instead -->
| candidate2        = [[Hans Gussmann]]<!-- any type of election -->
| leader2           = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->
| party2            = [[Besmenian National People's Party|BNVP]]
| alliance2         = 

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| electoral_vote2   = 28
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| image3            = [[File:Silver_-_replace_this_image_male_cropped.png|120x120px]]
| image3_size       = 115px
| image3_upright    = 
| colour3           = 8D1312
| nominee3          = <!-- when appropriate, candidate1 can be used instead -->
| candidate3        = [[Oskar Winckel]]<!-- any type of election -->
| leader3           = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->
| party3            = [[Communist Party of Besmenia|KPB]]
| alliance3         = 

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| running_mate3     = 
| electoral_vote3   = 21
| delegate_count3   = 
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| swing3            = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->

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| poll1_date        = 
| poll1_source      = 
| poll1_nominee1    = <!-- presidential only, when appropriate, poll1_candidate1 can be used instead -->
| poll1_party1      = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->
| poll1_nominee2    = <!-- presidential only, when appropriate, poll1_candidate2 can be used instead -->
| poll1_party2      = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->
| poll2_date        = 
| poll2_source      = 
| poll2_nominee1    = <!-- presidential only, when appropriate, poll2_candidate1 can be used instead -->
| poll2_party1      = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only-->
| poll2_nominee2    = <!-- presidential only, when appropriate, poll2_candidate2 can be used instead -->
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| map_image = {{Parliament diagram
|width=240
|height=240
|n1=198|p1=Ind.|c1=#DBDBDB
|n2=28|p2=BNVP|c2=#1e90ff
|n3=21|p3=KPB|c3=#8D1312
|n4=10|p4=SDU|c4=#858383
|n5=6|p5=FPB|c5=#3b3b3b
}}

Result on the ballot<br />
{{nowrap|{{colour box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=silver}} [[Hermann Köster|Köster]] 198}}
{{nowrap|{{colour box|#1e90ff|border=silver}} [[Hans Gussmann|Gussmann]] 28}}
{{nowrap|{{colour box|#8D1312|border=silver}} [[Oskar Winckel|Winckel]] 21}}
{{nowrap|{{colour box|#858383|border=silver}} Invalid, blank 10}}
{{nowrap|{{colour box|#3b3b3b|border=silver}} Uncasted votes 6}}
<!-- bottom -->
| title             = President
| before_election   = ''None''
| before_party      = 
| posttitle         = President
| after_election    = [[Hermann Köster]]
| after_party       = 
}}
The '''1963 East Besmenian presidential election''' took place on 28 April 1963 and on 12 May 1963 in [[East Besmenia]]. 

The incumbent president, [[Wilhelm Ganswindt]], was not eligible for reelection. It was the last presidential election before the [[Besmenian reunification]] in September 1967.
==Electoral system==
{{Parliament diagram
|width=210
|height=210
|float = left
|n1=20|p1=KPB|c1=#8D1312
|n2=56|p2=SDU|c2=#FF0000
|n3=15|p3=FPB|c3=#5EEEC3
|n4=5|p4=CPB|c4=#C4AD1A
|n5=97|p5=BDP|c5=#000000
|n6=39|p6=BKP|c6=#778899
|n7=11|p7=BBU|c7=#128F38
|n8=18|p8=BNVP|c8=#1e90ff
|n9=2|p9=Ind.|c9=#DBDBDB
}}
The [[President of Besmenia]] is directly elected by the population once every six years. The election is held under a two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast in the first round, then a second ballot occurs in which only those two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round may stand.
==Candidates==
===Hermann Köster===
===Hans Gussmann===
==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Candidate
!rowspan=2|Party
!colspan=2|Result
|-
!Votes
!%
|-
|style=background-color:#dbdbdb; |
|align=left|[[Hermann Köster]]||align=left|Independent||198||75,29
|-
|style=background-color:#1e90ff; |
|align=left|[[Hans Gussmann]]||align=left|[[Besmenian National People's Party|BNVP]]||28||10,65
|-
|style=background-color:#8D1312; |
|align=left|[[Oskar Winckel]]||align=left|[[Communist Party of Besmenia|KPB]]||21||7,98
|-
|colspan=3 align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| 10||3,80
|-
|colspan=3 align=left|Uncasted votes|| 6||2,28
|-
|colspan=3 align=left|'''Total'''||263 ||'''100%'''
|-
|}
[[Category: Besmenia]]