1929 Greek presidential election

1929 Greek presidential election

14 December 1929

Nominee Alexandros Zaimis Georgios Kafantaris Party Independent Electoral vote 257 22 Percentage 78.59% 6.73%

President before election Pavlos Kountouriotis Independent Elected President Alexandros Zaimis Independent

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