1990 Moldavian Supreme Soviet election explained
Election Name: | 1990 Moldavian Supreme Soviet election |
Country: | Moldavian SSR |
Previous Election: | 1985 |
Next Election: | 1994 |
Seats For Election: | All 380 seats in Supreme Soviet |
Majority Seats: | 191 |
Election Date: | February–March 1990 |
First Election: | yes |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Leader1: | Petru Lucinschi |
Party1: | Communist Party of Moldavia |
Seats1: | 177 |
Leader2: | Ion Hadârcă |
Party2: | Popular Front of Moldova |
Seats2: | 101 |
Leader3: | – |
Party3: | Independents |
Seats3: | 102 |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister |
Before Election: | Petru Pascari |
After Election: | Mircea Druc |
Before Party: | Communist Party of Moldavia |
After Party: | Popular Front of Moldova |
Parliamentary elections were held in the Moldavian SSR in February and March 1990 to elect the 380 members of the Supreme Soviet. They were the first and only free elections to the Supreme Soviet of the MSSR, and although the Communist Party of Moldova was the only registered party allowed to contest the election, opposition candidates were allowed to run as independents.[1] Together with affiliated groups, the Popular Front of Moldova won a landslide victory. Candidates who were openly supporters of the Popular Front won about 27% of seats; together with moderate Communists, mainly from rural districts, they commanded a majority.
On 5 June the Supreme Soviet renamed the Moldavian SSR the "Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova" and issued a Declaration of Sovereignty on 23 June. It subsequently removed references to socialism and soviets on 23 May 1991 by adopting the name "Republic of Moldova", and declared full independence from the Soviet Union on 27 August 1991. The next legislature was elected as the Parliament of Moldova in 1994.
Results
All 380 deputies were elected in uninominal constituencies. The first sitting of the parliament was held on April 17, 1990.
Elected MPs
- Andrei Baştovoi
- Anatol Salaru
- Victor Pavlic
- Ilie Mocanu
- Vasile Gudima
- Andrei Ţurcanu
- Mihai Poita
- Nicolae Robu
- Vasile Nedelciuc
- Alexandru Mosanu
- Ion Popa
- Constantin Culea
- Gheorghe Carlan
- Mihai Sâromatnicov
- Valeriu Cibotaru
- Valentin Mândâcanu
- Titu Serghei
- Pavel Lupăcescu
- Mihai Bejan
- Dumitru Guţu
- Jorj Crisico
- Mihai Străjescu
- Vitalie Ustroi
- Dumitru Cereş
- Anatol Ivanov
- Peter Soltan
- Alexandru Gorodnicenco
- Iurie Maxuta
- Vladimir Dobrea
- Nicolae Grosu
- Nicolae Alexei
- Ion Eremia
- Dumitru Braşoveanu
- Elisei Secrieru
- Vlad Pascaru
- Teodor Macrinici
- Vasile Pruteanu
- Dumitru Cernei
- Nicolae Domente
- Gheorghe Bogdanov
- Iurie Timoshenco
- Vasile Basoc
- Ion Borsevici
- Anton Spanu
- Tudor Lefter
- Andrei Munteanu
- Gheorghe Siumbeli
- Gheorghe Nechit
- Dumitru Holban
- Grigore Cusnir
- Gheorghe Răducan
- Fiodor Nirean
- Sergiu Fandofan
- Ion Tacu
- Mihai Scutaru
- Mihai Ciorici
- Ilarion Guidea
- Ion Scutaru
- Mihai Lazar
- Nicolae Misail
- Ion Tanas (Chisinau)
- Vasile Para
- Valeriu Jardan
- Alexandru Ohotnicov
- Valentin Colun
- Semion Guranda
- Sergiu Argatu
- Vasile Şova
- Victor Reabcici
- Valentin Nicolaenco
- Ion Negură
- Nicolae Stadinciuc
- Tudor Mogăldea
- Nicolae Malachi
- Vasile Vartic
- Nicolae Todos
- Alexandru Arseni
- Mihai Cotorobai
- Spiridon Martâniuc
- Dumitru Grosu
- Nicolae Moraru
- Mihai Druţă
- Vasile Şevcenco
- Gheorghe Amihalachioaie
- Evgheni Berdnikov
- Yuri Atamanenko
- Ion Rusu
- Ludmila Laşcionova
- Pavel Gusac
- Dumitru Moţpan
- Vasile Domente
- Danil Matcin
- Mihai Popovici
- Ion Ciuntu
- Valentin Krilov
- Vladimir Solonari
- Anatol Rusanov
- Ion Novac
- Ion Mărgineanu
- Aurel Saulea
- Ananie Badan
- Valerian Gherman
- Afanasie Chechiu
- Ion Madan
- Lidia Istrati
- Elena Balan
- Olga Ojoga
- Dumitru Noroc
- Ion Prisăcaru
- Ion Stepanenco
- Valeriu Lebedev
- Victor Tocan
- Nicolae Proca
- Constantin Bogdan
- Ion Butnaru
- Ion Neagu
- Gheorghe Beliciuc
- Dumitru Postovan
- Stepan Plaţinda
- Ion Chiriac
- Petru Tărâţă
- Vladimir Carauş
- Grigore Cuşmăunsă
- Ion Palii
- Călin Botica
- Valeriu Obreja
- Sergei Popa
- Gavril Frangu
- Mihai Rusu
- Sergiu Manea
- Ion Ţurcan
- Anatol Zelenschi
- Ludmila Scalnâi
- Anatol Saragov
- Eugen Popusoi
- Grigore Bordeianu
- Anatol Chiriac
- Ilia Trombiţki
- Vladimir Agachi
- Piotr Şornikov
- Vitalie Zavgorodni
- Gheorghe Hioară
- Victor Berlinschi
- Anatol Ivanov
- Vasile Nestor
- Sergiu Coşceev
- Marin Beleuţă
- Valentin Dolganiuc
- Petru Poita
- Gheorghe Slabu
- Dumitru Postovan
- Ion Lapaci
- Victor Puşcaş
- Ion Buga
- Pantelei Pârvan
- Alecu Renita
- Iacob Negru
- Ion Popov
- Petru Lucinschi
- Constantin Tănase
- Gheorghe Trestianu
- Valentin Lefter
- Mihai Dimitriu
- Petru Muntean
- Ion Ungureanu
- Ion Cojocaru
- Valeriu Serjant
- Gheorghe Mazilu (-2004)
- Vasile Ursachi
- Iovu Bivol
- Petru Griciuc
- Andrei Cubasov
- Vasile Costov
- Constantin Sahanovschi
- Sergiu Chircă
- Petru Chimirciuc
- Alexandru Buruian
- Zosim Bodiu
- Mihai Musumanschi
- Svetlana Mâsliţcaia
- Mihai Plasiciuc
- Andrei Cabac
- Nicolae Dabija
- Tudor Olaru
- Anton Terente
- Petru Caterev
- Ion Munteanu
- Semion Gurghis
- Ştefan Maimescu
- Gheorghe Scutaru
- Vladimir Gudumac
- Serafim Urecheanu
- Tudor Angheli
- Vladimir Iuzvenco
- Victor Morev
- Vitalie Pritula
- Andrei Diaconu
- Constantin Ţurcan
- Fiodor Carapunarl
- Constantin Capsamun
- Constantin Tauşanji
- Dumitru Puntea
- Ion Batcu
- Stepan Curoglo
- Grigore Bratunov
- Alexandru Snegur
- Pavel Dubălari
- Stepan Curtev
- Vasile Cojocaru
- Valeriu Bulgari
- Nadejda Brânzan
- Anatol Conoplin
- Vasile Iovv
- Vladimir Capanji
- Boris Aculov
- Ghimn Pologov
- Grigore Volovoi
- Mihail Catcov
- Larisa Pokotilova
- Mihai Coscodan
- Gheorghe Grosu
- Nicolae Andronatii
- Nicolae Andronic
- Victor Arestov
- Vasile Baboi
- Semion Badrajan
- Pavel Bejenuţă
- Anatol Belitcenco
- Vladimir Beşleaga
- Tudor Bobescu
- Stepan Bogacenco
- Nicolai Bogdanov
- Anatoly Bolsakov
- Vladimir Bondarenco
- Ilie Bratu
- Petru Braşoveanu
- Boris Briziţchi
- Peter Bodorin
- Aleksandr Bulîcev
- Valentin Burduja
- Alexandru But
- Boris Carandiuc
- Petru Carauş
- Nadejda Cegurco
- Valdemar Cirt
- Valentin Cicikin
- Vitalie Ciorap
- Gheorghe Ciorba
- Mihail Kendighelean
- Gheorghe Ciobanu
- Ivan Cior
- Anatol Chişner
- Mihail Codin
- Vladlen Colesov
- Anatol Coleghin
- Victor Constantinov
- Ion Costaş
- Nicolae Costin
- Ilie Cosanu
- Dumitru Cretu
- Dumitru Croitor
- Valentin Cunev
- Anatol Davadov
- Valeriu Daraban
- Vladimir Darii
- Chiril Darmancev
- Lidia Dicusar
- Victor Diucarev
- Mircea Druc
- Alexandru Efanov
- Gheorghe Efros
- Valeriu Egorov
- Vladimir Emilianov
- Grigore Evstratii
- Fiodor Evdodiev
- Mihai Gajiu
- Iurie Gherasimov
- Gheorghe Ghimpu
- Mihai Ghimpu
- Vitalie Glebov
- Vladimir Goncear
- Mihai Goncearenco
- Vasile Graf
- Ion Grigoraş
- Gheorghe Gusac
- Mihai Guslikov
- Ion Guţu
- Ion Hadârcă
- Grigore Jelihovski
- Vladimir Labunski
- Valentin Leşinski
- Anatol Liseţki
- Veaceslav Litvinenco
- Vladlen Liuurov
- Ion Luca
- Petru Lupaşcu
- Mihai Malai
- Andrey Manoylov
- Fiodor Marinov
- Valeriu Matei
- Emil Mazureac
- Ion Mereuţă
- Ion Miţcul
- Andrei Moraru
- Alexandru Morozov
- Vasile Năstase
- Petru Nastasiuc
- Tudor Negru
- Victor Nikulin
- Constantin Novoderejkin
- Valentin Oglindă
- Nicolae Oleinic
- Velor Ordine
- Nicolae Ostapenco
- Tudor Panţâru
- Vasile Pasaniuc
- Piotr Pascari
- Ion Pădureţ
- Ion Palancica
- Boris Pălărie
- Dumitru Pălărie
- Mihai Patraș
- Eugen Pâslaru
- Sava Platon
- Anatol Plugaru
- Valentina Podgornaia
- Petru Poian
- Mihai Popovici
- Anatol Popuşoi
- Veniamin Potaşev
- Evgheni Puşneac
- Alexandra Raiu
- Vladimir Rîleakov
- Nicolai Riumin
- Andrei Rusnac
- Mircea Rusu
- Andrei Safonov
- Vasile Sajin
- Anatol Salamandîk
- Petru Sandulachi
- Ludmila Silicenko
- Anatol Simac
- Igor Smirnov
- Mircea Snegur
- Mihai Şabarcin
- Vasile Şoimaru
- Constantin Tampiza
- Ion Tăbâică
- Dumitru Todoroi
- Stepan Topal
- Anatol Țăranu
- Pavel Ţîmai
- Ivan Ţînnik
- Tudor Ţopa
- Anatol Ţurcanu
- Leonid Ţurcan
- Anatol Ţurcanu
- Ion Ţurcanu
- Victor Uncuţă
- Ion Ungureanu
- Vasile Ursu
- Andrei Vartic
- Ignat Vasilachi
- Ion Vatamanu
- Vasile Vatamanu
- Vasile Vodă
- Piotr Volkov
- Anna Volkova
- Mihai Volontir
- Mihai Voloşin
- Piotr Zalojkov
- Oleg Zapoliski
- Iuri Zinoviev
- Fiodor Zlatov
- Vitali Znagovan
Aftermath
The Popular Front of Moldova gained complete control once Gagauz and Transnistrian deputies walked out in protest over Romanian-oriented cultural reforms. One leader of the Popular Front of Moldova, Mircea Druc, formed the new government. The Popular Front saw its government as a purely transitional ministry; its role was to dissolve the Moldavian SSR and join Romania.[2]
Notes and References
- Vorkunova in Alker, p.107
- Kolstø, p.140