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===Thomas Albrecht=== | ===Thomas Albrecht=== | ||
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J0325-0020-001, Merseburg, 23. DDR-Staatsratsitzung.jpg|189px|thumb|left|Albrecht at a election campaign event in [[Greuningia]] in March 1970.]] | |||
===Alois Huthmacher=== | ===Alois Huthmacher=== | ||
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The 1970 Besmenian presidential election took place on 26 April 1970 in Besmenia. It was the first all-Besmenian presidential election after Besmenia was reunited in September 1967.
Electoral system
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
Thomas Albrecht
Albrecht at a election campaign event in Greuningia in March 1970.
Alois Huthmacher
Results
| Candidate | Party | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| Thomas Albrecht | SDU | 28,600,379 | 56,2% | |
| Alois Huthmacher | BRP | 13,791,286 | 27,1% | |
| Josef Hübner | Independent | 4,631,022 | 9,1% | |
| Gerhard Badenau | Independent | 3,511,434 | 6,9% | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 356,232 | 0,7% | ||
| Total | 50,890,353 | 100% | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 57,097,784 | 89,13% | ||