1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
Czechoslovakia
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House of the People

All 150 seats in the House of the People
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout96.24%
Party Leader Vote % Seats
OF Jan Urban 36.20 68
KSČ Ladislav Adamec 13.59 23
VPN Ján Budaj 10.38 19
KDH Ján Čarnogurský 6.05 11
KDU Josef Bartončík 5.92 9
HSD–SMS Boleslav Bárta 5.38 9
SNS Víťazoslav Móric 3.50 6
CoexistenceMKDM Miklós Duray 2.79 5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House of Nations

All 150 seats in the House of Nations
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout96.24%
Party Leader Vote % Seats
OF Jan Urban 34.03 50
KSČ Ladislav Adamec 13.68 24
VPN Ján Budaj 11.89 33
HSD–SMS Boleslav Bárta 6.20 7
KDU Ján Čarnogurský 5.96 6
KDH Josef Bartončík 5.31 14
SNS Víťazoslav Móric 3.65 9
CoexistenceMKDM Miklós Duray 2.71 7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Marián Čalfa
VPN
Marián Čalfa
VPN

Federal elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 8 and 9 June 1990,[1] alongside elections for the Czech and Slovak Assemblies.[2] They were the first elections held in the country since the Velvet Revolution seven months earlier. Voter turnout was 96.2%.[2]

The movement led by President Václav Havel emerged as the largest bloc, with majorities in both houses of parliament, with 87 seats in the House of the People and 83 seats in the House of Nations, something no party or alliance had achieved in a free election. The Czech wing, Civic Forum (OF), won 68 of the 150 seats in the House of the People and 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Nations, whilst its Slovak counterpart, Public Against Violence (VPN), won 19 seats in the House of the People and 33 in the House of Nations.[2][3] The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, running in its first election since giving up power, made a stronger showing than expected, receiving 13 percent of the vote in both chambers, finishing second behind Civic Forum.[3]

Although OF and VPN had more than enough seats between them to govern without the support of other parties, they sought a broader base. They let it be known that they were willing to go into coalition with any party except the Communists and the Slovak National Party.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b c Nohlen & Stöver, p472
  3. ^ a b c Kamm, Henry. Now, the Czech Reality; Political 'Amateurs,' After Free Elections, Turn to Problems Left by the Communists. The New York Times, 1990-06-11.