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{{Infobox election |
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{{Infobox legislative election |
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| election_name = 1990 Czechoslovak federal election |
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| country |
| country = Czechoslovakia |
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| flag_year |
| flag_year = 1990 |
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| previous_election = [[1986 Czechoslovak parliamentary election|1986]] |
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| flag_image = |
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| next_election = [[1992 Czechoslovak parliamentary election|1992]] |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| election_date = 8–9 June 1990 |
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| ongoing = no |
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| party_colour = |
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| party_name = |
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| alliance_name = |
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| previous_election = 1986 Czechoslovak parliamentary election |
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| previous_year = 1986 |
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| previous_mps = |
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| election_date = 8–9 June 1990 |
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| elected_mps = |
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| next_election = 1992 Czechoslovak parliamentary election |
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| next_year = 1992 |
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| next_mps = |
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| seats_for_election= All 150 seats in the House of the People<br />All 150 seats in the House of Nations |
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| majority_seats = 76 |
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| turnout = 96.79% |
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| module = {{Infobox legislative election |
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| image1 = [[File:Jan Urban (2016).jpg|140x140px]] |
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| embed = yes |
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| leader1 = [[Jan Urban (journalist)|Jan Urban]] |
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| election_name = House of the People |
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| colour1 = |
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| seats_for_election = All 150 seats in the House of the People |
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| party1 = Civic Forum |
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| majority_seats = 76 |
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| turnout = 96.24% |
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| popular_vote1 = 3,851,172 |
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| first_election = yes |
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| percentage1 = 36.2% |
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 68 |
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|party1 = Civic Forum |leader1 = [[Jan Urban (journalist)|Jan Urban]] |percentage1 = 36.20 |seats1 = 68 |
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| image2 = |
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|party2 = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |leader2 = [[Ladislav Adamec]] |percentage2 = 13.59 |seats2 = 23 |
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| colour2 = |
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|party3 = Public Against Violence |leader3 = [[Ján Budaj]] |percentage3 = 10.38 |seats3 = 19 |
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| leader2 = [[Ladislav Adamec]] |
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|party4 = Christian Democratic Movement |leader4 = [[Ján Čarnogurský]] |percentage4 = 6.05 |seats4 = 11 |
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| party2 = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
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|party5 = Christian and Democratic Union |leader5 = [[Josef Bartončík]] |percentage5 = 5.92 |seats5 = 9 |
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| leader_since2 = |
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|party6 = Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia |leader6 = [[Boleslav Bárta]] |percentage6 = 5.38 |seats6 = 9 |
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| leaders_seat2 = |
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|party7 = Slovak National Party |leader7 = [[Víťazoslav Móric]] |percentage7 = 3.50 |seats7 = 6 |
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| last_election2 = |
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|party8 = [[Coexistence (political party)|Coexistence]]–[[Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement|MKDM]] |leader8 = [[Miklós Duray]] |percentage8 = 2.79 |seats8 = 5 |
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| seats_before2 = |
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| seats_needed2 = |
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| seats2 = |
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| seats_after2 = 23 |
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| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 116 |
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| popular_vote2 = 1,445,407 |
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| percentage2 = 13.6% |
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| swing2 = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only--> |
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| module = {{Infobox legislative election |
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| image3 = [[File:Ján Budaj.jpg|140x140px]] |
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| embed = yes |
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| colour3 = |
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| election_name = House of Nations |
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| leader3 = [[Ján Budaj]] |
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| seats_for_election = All 150 seats in the House of Nations |
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| party3 = Public Against Violence |
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| majority_seats = 76 |
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| turnout = 96.24% |
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| leaders_seat3 = |
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| first_election = yes |
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| last_election3 = |
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| seats_before3 = |
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| seats_needed3 = |
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| seats3 = |
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| seats_after3 = 19 |
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| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 19 |
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| popular_vote3 = 1,104,125 |
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| percentage3 = 10.4% |
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| swing3 = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only--> |
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|party1 = Civic Forum |leader1 = [[Jan Urban (journalist)|Jan Urban]] |percentage1 = 34.03 |seats1 = 50 |last_election1 = |
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| image4 = [[File:Ján Čarnogurský (2012).jpg|140x140px]] |
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|party2 = Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |leader2 = [[Ladislav Adamec]] |percentage2 = 13.68 |seats2 = 24 |last_election2 = |
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| colour4 = |
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|party3 = Public Against Violence |leader3 = [[Ján Budaj]] |percentage3 = 11.89 |seats3 = 33 |last_election3 = |
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| leader4 = [[Ján Čarnogurský]] |
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|party4 = Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia |leader4 = [[Boleslav Bárta]] |percentage4 = 6.20 |seats4 = 7 |last_election4 = |
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| party4 = Christian Democratic Movement |
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|party5 = Christian and Democratic Union |leader5 = [[Ján Čarnogurský]] |percentage5 = 5.96 |seats5 = 6 |last_election5 = |
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| leader_since4 = |
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|party6 = Christian Democratic Movement |leader6 = [[Josef Bartončík]] |percentage6 = 5.31 |seats6 = 14 |last_election6 = |
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| leaders_seat4 = |
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|party7 = Slovak National Party |leader7 = [[Víťazoslav Móric]] |percentage7 = 3.65 |seats7 = 9 |last_election7 = |
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| last_election4 = |
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|party8 = [[Coexistence (political party)|Coexistence]]–[[Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement|MKDM]] |leader8 = [[Miklós Duray]] |percentage8 = 2.71 |seats8 = 7 |last_election8 = |
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| seats_before4 = |
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| seats_needed4 = |
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| seats4 = |
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| seats_after4 = 11 |
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| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 11 |
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| popular_vote4 = 644,008 |
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| percentage4 = 6.1% |
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| swing4 = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only--> |
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| image5 = [[File:Bartoncik_Josef_01.JPG|140x140px]] |
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| leader5 = [[Josef Bartončík]] |
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| party5 = [[Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party|ČSL]] |
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| alliance5 = [[Christian and Democratic Union|KDU]] |
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| colour5 = FFCB03 |
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| leader_since5 = |
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| leaders_seat5 = |
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| seats_before5 = |
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| seats_needed5 = |
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| seats5 = |
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| seats_after5 = 9 |
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| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 2 |
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| popular_vote5 = 629,359 |
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| percentage5 = 5.9% |
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| swing5 = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only--> |
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| image6 = [[File:Boleslav_Barta.jpg|140x140px]] |
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| leader6 = [[Boleslav Bárta]] |
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| party6 = Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia |
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| colour6 = FF9999 |
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| leader_since6 = |
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| seats_before6 = |
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| seats_needed6 = |
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| seats6 = |
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| seats_after6 = 9 |
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| seat_change6 = {{increase}} 9 |
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| popular_vote6 = 572,015 |
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| percentage6 = 5.4% |
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| swing6 = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only--> |
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| image7 = |
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| leader7 = [[Víťazoslav Móric]] |
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| party7 = Slovak National Party |
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| colour7 = |
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| seats_needed7 = |
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| seats7 = |
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| seats_after7 = 6 |
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| seat_change7 = {{increase}} 6 |
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| popular_vote7 = 372,025 |
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| percentage7 = 3.5% |
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| swing7 = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only--> |
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| image8 = [[File:DurayMiklosFotoThalerTamas.JPG|140x140px]] |
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| leader8 = [[Miklós Duray]] |
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| party8 = [[Coexistence (political party)|COEX]] |
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| alliance8 = <small>[[Coexistence (political party)|COEX]]–[[Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement|MKDM]]</small> |
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| colour8 = 32Cd32 |
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| seats8 = |
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| seats_after8 = 5 |
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| seat_change8 = {{increase}} 5 |
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| popular_vote8 = 296,575 |
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| percentage8 = 2.8% |
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| swing8 = <!-- legislative or parliamentary only--> |
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| title = [[List of Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia|Prime Minister]] |
| title = [[List of Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia|Prime Minister]] |
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| after_election = [[Marián Čalfa]] |
| after_election = [[Marián Čalfa]] |
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| after_party = Public Against Violence |
| after_party = Public Against Violence |
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Federal elections were held in [[Czechoslovakia]] on 8 and 9 June 1990,<ref name=DN>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> alongside elections for the [[1990 Czech legislative election|Czech]] and [[1990 Slovak parliamentary election|Slovak]] Assemblies.<ref name=Nohlen472>Nohlen & Stöver, p472</ref> They were the first elections held in the country since the [[Velvet Revolution]] seven months earlier. Voter turnout was 96.2%.<ref name=Nohlen472/> |
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The movement led by [[President of Czechoslovakia|President]] [[Václav Havel]] emerged as the largest bloc, with majorities in both houses of |
The movement led by [[President of Czechoslovakia|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.<ref name=Nohlen472/><ref name=NYT>Kamm, Henry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/11/world/now-czech-reality-political-amateurs-after-free-elections-turn-problems-left.html Now, the Czech Reality; Political 'Amateurs,' After Free Elections, Turn to Problems Left by the Communists]. [[The New York Times]], 1990-06-11.</ref> 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.<ref name=NYT/> |
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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]].<ref name=NYT/> |
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]].<ref name=NYT/> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===House of the People=== |
===House of the People=== |
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{{Election results |
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{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
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|image=[[File:House of the People of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia 1990.svg]] |
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|party1=[[Civic Forum]]|votes1=3851172|seats1=68 |
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!Party |
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|party2=[[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]]|votes2=1445407|seats2=23 |
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!Votes |
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|party3=[[Public Against Violence]]|votes3=1104125|seats3=19 |
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!% |
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|party4=[[Christian Democratic Movement]]|votes4=644008|seats4=11 |
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!Seats |
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|party5=[[Christian and Democratic Union]]|votes5=629359|seats5=9 |
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|- |
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|party6=[[Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia]]|votes6=572015|seats6=9 |
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|align=left|[[Civic Forum]]||3,851,172||36.2||68 |
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|party7=[[Slovak National Party]]|votes7=372025|seats7=6 |
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|party8=Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside|votes8=360779|seats8=0 |
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|align=left|[[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]]||1,445,407||13.6||23 |
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|party9=[[Czech Social Democratic Party|Czechoslovak Social Democracy]]|votes9=342455|seats9=0 |
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|party10=[[Green Party (Czech Republic)|Green Party]]|votes10=332974|seats10=0 |
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|align=left|[[Public Against Violence]]||1,104,125||10.4||19 |
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|party11=[[Coexistence (political party)|Coexistence]]–[[Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement]]|votes11=296575|seats11=5 |
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|party12=[[Czech National Social Party|Czechoslovak Socialist Party]]|votes12=201532|seats12=0 |
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|align=left|[[Christian Democratic Movement]]||644,008||6.1||11 |
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|party13=[[Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1989)|Democratic Party]]|votes13=149310|seats13=0 |
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|party14=People's Democratic Party–[[Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia|Rally for the Republic]]|votes14=76338|seats14=0 |
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|align=left|[[Christian and Democratic Union]]||629,359||5.9||9 |
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|party15=[[Conservative Party (Czech Republic)|Free Bloc]]|votes15=64070|seats15=0 |
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|party16=[[Freedom Party (Slovakia)|Freedom Party]]|votes16=49012|seats16=0 |
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|align=left|[[Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia]]||572,015||5.4||9 |
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|party17=Electoral Union of Interest Groups |votes17=47971|seats17=0 |
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|party18=Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum|votes18=23428|seats18=0 |
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|align=left|[[Slovak National Party]]||372,025||3.5||6 |
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|party19=Rómovia|votes19=22670|seats19=0 |
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|party20=Civil Liberties Movement|votes20=22165|seats20=0 |
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|align=left|Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside||360,779||3.4||0 |
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|party21=Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding|votes21=21979|seats21=0 |
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|party22=[[Friends of Beer Party]]|votes22=8943|seats22=0 |
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|align=left|[[Czech Social Democratic Party|Social Democracy]]||342,455||3.2||0 |
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|invalid=136629 |
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|total_sc=0 |
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|align=left|Green Party||332,974||3.1||0 |
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|electorate=11195596 |
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|source=Nohlen & Stöver |
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|align=left|[[Coexistence (political party)|Coexistence]]–[[Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement]]||296,575||2.8||5 |
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|align=left|[[Czech National Social Party|Czechoslovak Socialist Party]]||201,532||1.9||0 |
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|align=left|[[Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1989)|Democratic Party]]||149,310||1.4||0 |
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|align=left|People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic||76,338||0.7||0 |
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|align=left|Free Bloc||64,070||0.6||0 |
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|align=left|[[Freedom Party (Slovakia)|Freedom Party]]||49,012||0.5||0 |
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|align=left|VSZS||47,971||0.5||0 |
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|align=left|Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum||23,428||0.2||0 |
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|align=left|Rómovia||22,670||0.2||0 |
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|align=left|HOS||22,165||0.2||0 |
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|align=left|Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding||21,979||0.2||0 |
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|align=left|[[Friends of Beer Party]]||8,943||0.1||0 |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||136,929||–||– |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''10,775,125'''||'''100'''||'''150''' |
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|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||11,195,596||96.2||– |
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|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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===House of Nations=== |
===House of Nations=== |
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{{Election results |
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{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
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|image=[[File:House of Nations of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia 1990.svg]] |
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|party1=[[Civic Forum]]|votes1=3613513|seats1=50 |
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!Party |
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|party2=[[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]]|votes2=1452659|seats2=24 |
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!Votes |
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|party3=[[Public Against Violence]]|votes3=1262278|seats3=33 |
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!% |
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|party4=[[Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia]]|votes4=658477|seats4=7 |
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!Seats |
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|party5=[[Christian and Democratic Union]]|votes5=633053|seats5=6 |
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|- |
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|party6=[[Christian Democratic Movement]]|votes6=564172|seats6=14 |
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|align=left|[[Civic Forum]]||3,613,513||34.0||50 |
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|party7=[[Slovak National Party]]|votes7=387387|seats7=9 |
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|party8=Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside|votes8=359474|seats8=0 |
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|align=left|[[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]]||1,452,659||13.7||24 |
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|party9=[[Czech Social Democratic Party|Czechoslovak Social Democracy]]|votes9=352678|seats9=0 |
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|- |
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|party10=[[Green Party (Czech Republic)|Green Party]]|votes10=336310|seats10=0 |
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|align=left|[[Public Against Violence]]||1,262,278||11.9||33 |
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|party11=[[Coexistence (political party)|Coexistence]]–[[Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement]]|votes11=287426|seats11=7 |
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|- |
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|party12=[[Czech National Social Party|Czechoslovak Socialist Party]]|votes12=210735|seats12=0 |
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|align=left|[[Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia]]||658,477||6.2||7 |
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|party13=[[Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1989)|Democratic Party]]|votes13=124561|seats13=0 |
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|- |
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|party14=[[Conservative Party (Czech Republic)|Free Bloc]]|votes14=84553|seats14=0 |
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|align=left|[[Christian and Democratic Union]]||633,053||6.0||6 |
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|party15=People's Democratic Party–[[Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia|Rally for the Republic]]|votes15=79324|seats15=0 |
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|- |
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|party16=Electoral Union of Interest Groups |votes16=54916|seats16=0 |
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|align=left|[[Christian Democratic Movement]]||564,172||5.3||14 |
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|party17=[[Freedom Party (Slovakia)|Freedom Party]]|votes17=42111|seats17=0 |
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|- |
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|party18=Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum|votes18=32543|seats18=0 |
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|align=left|[[Slovak National Party]]||387,387||3.6||9 |
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|party19=Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding|votes19=25672|seats19=0 |
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|party20=Civil Liberties Movement|votes20=22124|seats20=0 |
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|align=left|Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside||359,474||3.4||0 |
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|party21=Rómovia|votes21=20445|seats21=0 |
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|party22=[[Friends of Beer Party]]|votes22=13869|seats22=0 |
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|align=left|[[Czech Social Democratic Party|Social Democracy]]||352,678||3.3||0 |
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|invalid=139731 |
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|total_sc=0 |
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|align=left|Green Party||336,310||3.2||0 |
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|electorate=11178780 |
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|source=Nohlen & Stöver |
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|align=left|[[Coexistence (political party)|Coexistence]]–[[Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement]]||287,426||2.7||7 |
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|align=left|[[Czech National Social Party|Czechoslovak Socialist Party]]||210,735||2.0||0 |
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|align=left|[[Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1989)|Democratic Party]]||124,561||1.2||0 |
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|align=left|Free Bloc||84,553||0.8||0 |
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|align=left|People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic||79,324||0.8||0 |
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|align=left|VSZS||54,916||0.5||0 |
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|align=left|[[Freedom Party (Slovakia)|Freedom Party]]||42,111||0.4||0 |
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|align=left|Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum||32,543||0.3||0 |
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|align=left|Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding||25,672||0.2||0 |
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|align=left|HOS||22,124||0.2||0 |
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|align=left|Rómovia||20,445||0.2||0 |
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|align=left|[[Friends of Beer Party]]||13,869||0.1||0 |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||139,731||–||– |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''10,758,011'''||'''100'''||'''150''' |
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|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||11,178,780||96.2||– |
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|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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
[edit]House of the People
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Civic Forum | 3,851,172 | 36.20 | 68 | |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | 1,445,407 | 13.59 | 23 | |
Public Against Violence | 1,104,125 | 10.38 | 19 | |
Christian Democratic Movement | 644,008 | 6.05 | 11 | |
Christian and Democratic Union | 629,359 | 5.92 | 9 | |
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia | 572,015 | 5.38 | 9 | |
Slovak National Party | 372,025 | 3.50 | 6 | |
Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside | 360,779 | 3.39 | 0 | |
Czechoslovak Social Democracy | 342,455 | 3.22 | 0 | |
Green Party | 332,974 | 3.13 | 0 | |
Coexistence–Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement | 296,575 | 2.79 | 5 | |
Czechoslovak Socialist Party | 201,532 | 1.89 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 149,310 | 1.40 | 0 | |
People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic | 76,338 | 0.72 | 0 | |
Free Bloc | 64,070 | 0.60 | 0 | |
Freedom Party | 49,012 | 0.46 | 0 | |
Electoral Union of Interest Groups | 47,971 | 0.45 | 0 | |
Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum | 23,428 | 0.22 | 0 | |
Rómovia | 22,670 | 0.21 | 0 | |
Civil Liberties Movement | 22,165 | 0.21 | 0 | |
Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding | 21,979 | 0.21 | 0 | |
Friends of Beer Party | 8,943 | 0.08 | 0 | |
Total | 10,638,312 | 100.00 | 150 | |
Valid votes | 10,638,312 | 98.73 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 136,629 | 1.27 | ||
Total votes | 10,774,941 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,195,596 | 96.24 | ||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
House of Nations
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Civic Forum | 3,613,513 | 34.03 | 50 | |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | 1,452,659 | 13.68 | 24 | |
Public Against Violence | 1,262,278 | 11.89 | 33 | |
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia | 658,477 | 6.20 | 7 | |
Christian and Democratic Union | 633,053 | 5.96 | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Movement | 564,172 | 5.31 | 14 | |
Slovak National Party | 387,387 | 3.65 | 9 | |
Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside | 359,474 | 3.39 | 0 | |
Czechoslovak Social Democracy | 352,678 | 3.32 | 0 | |
Green Party | 336,310 | 3.17 | 0 | |
Coexistence–Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement | 287,426 | 2.71 | 7 | |
Czechoslovak Socialist Party | 210,735 | 1.98 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 124,561 | 1.17 | 0 | |
Free Bloc | 84,553 | 0.80 | 0 | |
People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic | 79,324 | 0.75 | 0 | |
Electoral Union of Interest Groups | 54,916 | 0.52 | 0 | |
Freedom Party | 42,111 | 0.40 | 0 | |
Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum | 32,543 | 0.31 | 0 | |
Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding | 25,672 | 0.24 | 0 | |
Civil Liberties Movement | 22,124 | 0.21 | 0 | |
Rómovia | 20,445 | 0.19 | 0 | |
Friends of Beer Party | 13,869 | 0.13 | 0 | |
Total | 10,618,280 | 100.00 | 150 | |
Valid votes | 10,618,280 | 98.70 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 139,731 | 1.30 | ||
Total votes | 10,758,011 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,178,780 | 96.24 | ||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b c Nohlen & Stöver, p472
- ^ 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.