Wilhelm Pieck, the doddering old puppet who makes a show of ruling East Germany for the Communists but is usually seen napping through his public appearances, was re-elected President for four years by unanimous vote of East Germany's Parliament. A top Communist proudly contrasted the results of this "landslide" election with the election of Dwight Eisenhower, "who was put into office only after months of bitter wrangling and with a not too convincing majority."
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