[3] Two years later, the Communists staged a coup d'etat and forced President Edvard Beneš to appoint a Communist-dominated government.

[5] After World War II a 300-member Interim National Assembly was formed and met for the first time on 28 October 1945.

[6] The Assembly created a new electoral system with the country divided into 28 multi-member constituencies.

[6] Following the elections, Communist leader Klement Gottwald formed a coalition government.

After the non-Communist members resigned from the Cabinet on 25 February 1948, the Communists seized full control of the country.