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===[[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party|FBBP]]=== | ===[[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party|FBBP]]=== | ||
A few months before the election, there were increasing advocates within the FBBP that the popular Prime Minister [[Martin Beiter]] should run for this office himself. Beiter turned down a candidacy for the office of president because the president's powers did not seem broad enough to him. Otto Schulz, who had been [[President of the Federal Chamber]] since 1980, announced his candidacy on October 16, 1984. He was supported by the FBBP during the election campaign. | A few months before the election, there were increasing advocates within the FBBP that the popular Prime Minister [[Martin Beiter]] should run for this office himself. Beiter turned down a candidacy for the office of president because the president's powers did not seem broad enough to him. Otto Schulz, who had been [[President of the Federal Chamber]] since 1980, announced his candidacy on October 16, 1984. He was supported by the FBBP during the election campaign. | ||
==Election campaign== | |||
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==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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The 1985 Besmenian presidential election took place on 24 February 1985 and on 10 March 1985.
President Erwin Pohl, who has been in office since 1973, was not allowed to stand for a second re-election. In the first ballot, with a turnout of 84.7%, Otto Schulz with 37.8% and Manfred von Henning with 27.7% of the valid votes qualified for the runoff election. In the runoff election on March 10, 1985 Otto Schulz was able to prevail with 60.5% against Manfred von Henning with 39.3% of the valid votes. Schulz was sworn in as the 9th President of Besmenia on April 5, 1985.
Background
Erwin Pohl, who had been president since 1973 at the time of the election, was not allowed to run for a third term.
Electoral system
Candidates
FBBP
A few months before the election, there were increasing advocates within the FBBP that the popular Prime Minister Martin Beiter should run for this office himself. Beiter turned down a candidacy for the office of president because the president's powers did not seem broad enough to him. Otto Schulz, who had been President of the Federal Chamber since 1980, announced his candidacy on October 16, 1984. He was supported by the FBBP during the election campaign.
Election campaign
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Otto Schulz | FBBP | 16,710,347 | 37.8% | 28,061,195 | 60.5% | |
| Manfred von Henning | BRP | 12,245,413 | 27.7% | 18,228,181 | 39.3% | |
| Heinrich Linz | BVP | 7,205,784 | 16.3% | |||
| Dieter Dechel | Independent | 4,464,934 | 10.1% | |||
| Bärbel Hofer | GPB | 3,403,959 | 7.7% | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 176,829 | 0.4% | 92,764 | 0.2% | ||
| Total | 44.207.266 | 100% | 46,382,140 | 100% | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 52,192,761 | 84,7% | 52,192,761 | 88,8% | ||