By an overwhelming majority of 40 votes, the National: Assembly today elected Dr, Edouard Benes, Foreign Minister' since 1918, second President of the Republic of Czechoslovakia, succeeding Dr. Thomas 'G. Masaryk, who resigned several days yo. M. Nemec, the opposing can date, received 24 votes and 78 members abstained from voting.
Owing to his election to the Projeidency of Czechoslovakia, Dr, Benes will not be able to retain the presidency of the League of Nations
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