1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary election explained
| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Flag Year: | 1990 |
| Previous Election: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1992 |
| Election Date: | 8–9 June 1990 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | House of the People | | Seats For Election: | All 150 seats in the House of the People | | Majority Seats: | 76 | | Turnout: | 96.24% | | First Election: | yes | | Party1: | Civic Forum | | Percentage1: | 36.20 | | Seats1: | 68 | | Party2: | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | | Percentage2: | 13.59 | | Seats2: | 23 | | Party3: | Public Against Violence | | Percentage3: | 10.38 | | Seats3: | 19 | | Party4: | Christian Democratic Movement | | Percentage4: | 6.05 | | Seats4: | 11 | | Party5: | Christian and Democratic Union | | Percentage5: | 5.92 | | Seats5: | 9 | | Party6: | Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia | | Percentage6: | 5.38 | | Seats6: | 9 | | Party7: | Slovak National Party | | Percentage7: | 3.50 | | Seats7: | 6 | | Percentage8: | 2.79 | | Seats8: | 5 | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | House of Nations | | Seats For Election: | All 150 seats in the House of Nations | | Majority Seats: | 76 | | Turnout: | 96.24% | | First Election: | yes | | Party1: | Civic Forum | | Percentage1: | 34.03 | | Seats1: | 50 | | Party2: | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | | Percentage2: | 13.68 | | Seats2: | 24 | | Party3: | Public Against Violence | | Percentage3: | 11.89 | | Seats3: | 33 | | Party4: | Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia | | Percentage4: | 6.20 | | Seats4: | 7 | | Party5: | Christian and Democratic Union | | Percentage5: | 5.96 | | Seats5: | 6 | | Party6: | Christian Democratic Movement | | Percentage6: | 5.31 | | Seats6: | 14 | | Party7: | Slovak National Party | | Percentage7: | 3.65 | | Seats7: | 9 | | Percentage8: | 2.71 | | Seats8: | 7 | | Prime Minister | | Before Election: | Marián Čalfa | | Before Party: | Public Against Violence | | After Election: | Marián Čalfa | | After Party: | Public Against Violence |
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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]
Results
House of Nations
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen]
- Nohlen & Stöver, p472
- 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.
