Brazilian presidential election, 1969

Brazilian presidential election, 1969
Brazil
25 October 1969

 
Candidate Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Party ARENA
Home state Rio Grande do Sul
Running mate Augusto Rademaker
Electoral vote 293
Percentage 100.00%

President before election

Brazilian Military Junta of 1969
ARENA

Elected President

Emílio Garrastazu Médici
ARENA

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Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 25 October 1969. The elections were the third held under the Brazilian military government, and used an electoral college system.

Background

The National Congress had been closed since the AI-5, on 19 December 1968. President Artur da Costa e Silva left office on 14 October due to ill health, later dying on 17 December. Vice-President Pedro Aleixo was not allowed to replace Costa e Silva, so the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate were reopened to elect the a President and Vice-President, under the Instituctional Act 16.

Voting

The candidacies of General Emílio Garrastazu Médici and vice Augusto Rademaker were approved on the National Renewal Alliance Party's national convention on 16 October.[1]

Voting took place in the National Congress on 25 October. There were discourses from Oscar Passos from MDB, Filinto Muller from ARENA and Paulo Brossard from MDB.[2]

Results

Candidate Vice-Presidential candidate Party Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate Total
Emílio Garrastazu MédiciAugusto RademakerARENA25142293
Abstentions621476
Total31356369
Source: Folha de S.Paulo[2]

References

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