Following the death of State President Nicolaas Diederichs on August 21, 1978, a new election for the South African head of state was held which pitted former Prime Minister John Vorster, backed by the then-ruling National Party, against former United Party leader De Villiers Graaff supported by the New Republic Party, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, Guerino Bozzoli, supported by the Progressive Federal Party. In accordance with the South African Constitution of 1961, the ceremonial State President was elected by a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament for a seven-year term. John Vorster won the election with 173 votes in his favor and 31 going to the other candidates, beginning his term on October 10, 1978.
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- Élection présidentielle sud-africaine de 1978 (fr)
- 1978年南非总统选举 (zh)
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| - Following the death of State President Nicolaas Diederichs on August 21, 1978, a new election for the South African head of state was held which pitted former Prime Minister John Vorster, backed by the then-ruling National Party, against former United Party leader De Villiers Graaff supported by the New Republic Party, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, Guerino Bozzoli, supported by the Progressive Federal Party. In accordance with the South African Constitution of 1961, the ceremonial State President was elected by a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament for a seven-year term. John Vorster won the election with 173 votes in his favor and 31 going to the other candidates, beginning his term on October 10, 1978. (en)
- 1978年南非总统选举是一次南非的总统选举。1978年8月21日国家总统去世后，南非举行新总统选举以便选举新总统。 参选候选人有：由执政党的国民党的前总理约翰·沃斯特与新共和党的前联合党党魁德·維利爾斯·赫拉夫与进步联邦党的威特沃特斯兰德大学副校长吉里诺·博佐利。选举结果为，约翰·沃斯特以173票赞成、31票反对胜选，1978年10月10日任职。 (zh)
- L'élection présidentielle sud-africaine de 1978 a opposé le premier ministre démissionnaire John Vorster, soutenu par le parti national à l'ancien chef du parti uni, De Villiers Graaff soutenu par le nouveau parti républicain, ainsi qu'au vice-chancelier de l'université du Witwatersrand, Guerino Bozzoli, soutenu par le parti progressiste fédéral. Conformément à la constitution sud-africaine de 1961, c'est le collège électoral réunissant les membres du sénat et de la chambre de l'assemblée du parlement sud-africain qui désigne celui qui exercera les fonctions protocolaires de président de l'État (State President) de la république d'Afrique du Sud. (fr)
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| - Results of the election. Vorster received 173 votes while Graaf received 19 and Bozzoli 12. (en)
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| - Following the death of State President Nicolaas Diederichs on August 21, 1978, a new election for the South African head of state was held which pitted former Prime Minister John Vorster, backed by the then-ruling National Party, against former United Party leader De Villiers Graaff supported by the New Republic Party, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, Guerino Bozzoli, supported by the Progressive Federal Party. In accordance with the South African Constitution of 1961, the ceremonial State President was elected by a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament for a seven-year term. John Vorster won the election with 173 votes in his favor and 31 going to the other candidates, beginning his term on October 10, 1978. (en)
- L'élection présidentielle sud-africaine de 1978 a opposé le premier ministre démissionnaire John Vorster, soutenu par le parti national à l'ancien chef du parti uni, De Villiers Graaff soutenu par le nouveau parti républicain, ainsi qu'au vice-chancelier de l'université du Witwatersrand, Guerino Bozzoli, soutenu par le parti progressiste fédéral. Conformément à la constitution sud-africaine de 1961, c'est le collège électoral réunissant les membres du sénat et de la chambre de l'assemblée du parlement sud-africain qui désigne celui qui exercera les fonctions protocolaires de président de l'État (State President) de la république d'Afrique du Sud. L'élection, organisée à la suite de la mort du président Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs, fut remportée par John Vorster qui entama son mandat le 10 octobre 1978. (fr)
- 1978年南非总统选举是一次南非的总统选举。1978年8月21日国家总统去世后，南非举行新总统选举以便选举新总统。 参选候选人有：由执政党的国民党的前总理约翰·沃斯特与新共和党的前联合党党魁德·維利爾斯·赫拉夫与进步联邦党的威特沃特斯兰德大学副校长吉里诺·博佐利。选举结果为，约翰·沃斯特以173票赞成、31票反对胜选，1978年10月10日任职。 (zh)
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