Constituent National Assembly (Czechoslovakia)

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Constituent National Assembly
of the Czechoslovak Republic

Ústavodárné národní shromáždění republiky Československé  (Czech)
Ústavodarné národné zhromaždenie republiky Československej  (Slovak)
Legislative body in Czechoslovakia
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Established 18 June 1946
Disbanded 30 May 1948
Preceded by Interim National Assembly
Succeeded by National Assembly
Structure
Seats 300 members
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Political groups
  •      KSČ (93)
  •      ČSNS (55)
  •      ČSL (46)
  •      DS (43)
  •      ČSSD (37)
  •      KSS (21)
  •      SS (3)
  •      SP (2)
Elections
Direct competitive proportional representation
Last election
26 May 1946
Meeting place
Budova Pražské burzy s před 48.jpg
Constituent National Assembly (originally stock exchange building), Prague

The Constituent National Assembly (Czech: Ústavodárné národní shromáždění, Slovak: Ústavodarné národné zhromaždenie) was the unicameral parliament of the Third Republic of Czechoslovakia from 1946 until 1948. Only one election was ever held, in May 1946.

File:Czechoslovak Constituent Assembly 1946.jpg
Members of the Assembly pledging allegiance

The Constituent National Assembly was a successor to the Interim National Assembly. Democracy in Czechoslovakia ended in the Czechoslovak coup d'état of February 1948, where the Communist Party took power.[1] Democracy was not restored until 41 years later.

Presidents of the Constituent National Assembly

Name Party Entered office Left office
Antonín Zápotocký Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 18 June 1946 18 July 1946
Josef David Czechoslovak National Social Party 18 July 1946 30 May 1948

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