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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 end of Communist rule [[Velvet Revolution|seven months earlier]], and the first free elections since [[1946 Czechoslovak parliamentary election|1946]].
'''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/>


The election saw a partial victory for the movement of [[President of Czechoslovakia|President]] [[Václav Havel]]. The Czech wing, [[Civic Forum]], won 68 of the 150 seats in the House of the People and 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Nations. Its Slovak counterpart, [[Public Against Violence]], won 19 seats in the House of the People and 33 in the House of Nations.<ref name=Nohlen472/> Civic Forum won 36% of the vote for the House of the People, the most a Czechoslovakian party won in a free election.
The movement led by [[President of Czechoslovakia|President]] [[Václav Havel]] emerged as the largest bloc, with a majority in both houses of parliament; the Czech wing, [[Civic Forum]], 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]], 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 Civic Forum and Public Against Violence had more than enough seats between them to govern without the support of other parties, they sought a broader base, and 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/>
The two wings of Havel's movement commanded strong majorities in both houses of the legislature,<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> with 87 seats in the House of the People and 83 in the House of Nations between them. It was the only occasion in Czechoslovakia's history in which a party or alliance won an outright majority of seats in a free election. Between them, Civic Forum and Public Against Violence won 46.6 percent of the vote for the House of the People and 45.9 percent of the vote in the House of Nations, the highest vote share for a Czechoslovak alliance in a free election. Voter turnout was 96.2%.<ref name=Nohlen472/> The [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]], running in an honest election for the first time in 44 years, made a stronger showing than expected, taking 13 percent of the vote in both chambers to finish second behind Civic Forum.<ref name=NYT/>

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Although Civic Forum and Public Against Violence 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 all parties except the Communists and the [[Slovak National Party]].<ref name=NYT/>


==Results==
==Results==
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Revision as of 18:18, 21 September 2019

1990 Czechoslovak federal election
← 1986 8–9 June 1990 1992 →
All 150 seats in the House of the People
All 150 seats in the House of Nations
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout96.79%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jan Urban Ladislav Adamec Ján Budaj
Party OF KSČ VPN
Seats after 68 23 19
Seat change Increase 68 Decrease 116 Increase 19
Popular vote 3,851,172 1,445,407 1,104,125
Percentage 36.2% 13.6% 10.4%
Prime Minister before election

Marián Čalfa
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Elected Prime Minister

Marián Čalfa
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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 a majority in both houses of parliament; the Czech wing, Civic Forum, 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, 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 Civic Forum and Public Against Violence had more than enough seats between them to govern without the support of other parties, they sought a broader base, and 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 the People

Party Votes % Seats
Civic Forum 3,851,172 36.2 68
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1,445,407 13.6 23
Public Against Violence 1,104,125 10.4 19
Christian Democratic Movement 644,008 6.1 11
Christian and Democratic Union 629,359 5.9 9
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia 572,015 5.4 9
Slovak National Party 372,025 3.5 6
Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside 360,779 3.4 0
Social Democracy 342,455 3.2 0
Green Party 332,974 3.1 0
Coexistence–Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement 296,575 2.8 5
Czechoslovak Socialist Party 201,532 1.9 0
Democratic Party 149,310 1.4 0
People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic 76,338 0.7 0
Free Bloc 64,070 0.6 0
Freedom Party 49,012 0.5 0
VSZS 47,971 0.5 0
Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum 23,428 0.2 0
Rómovia 22,670 0.2 0
HOS 22,165 0.2 0
Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding 21,979 0.2 0
Friends of Beer Party 8,943 0.1 0
Invalid/blank votes 136,929 – –
Total 10,775,125 100 150
Registered voters/turnout 11,195,596 96.2 –
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

House of Nations

Party Votes % Seats
Civic Forum 3,613,513 34.0 50
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1,452,659 13.7 24
Public Against Violence 1,262,278 11.9 33
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia 658,477 6.2 7
Christian and Democratic Union 633,053 6.0 6
Christian Democratic Movement 564,172 5.3 14
Slovak National Party 387,387 3.6 9
Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside 359,474 3.4 0
Social Democracy 352,678 3.3 0
Green Party 336,310 3.2 0
Coexistence–Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement 287,426 2.7 7
Czechoslovak Socialist Party 210,735 2.0 0
Democratic Party 124,561 1.2 0
Free Bloc 84,553 0.8 0
People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic 79,324 0.8 0
VSZS 54,916 0.5 0
Freedom Party 42,111 0.4 0
Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum 32,543 0.3 0
Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding 25,672 0.2 0
HOS 22,124 0.2 0
Rómovia 20,445 0.2 0
Friends of Beer Party 13,869 0.1 0
Invalid/blank votes 139,731 – –
Total 10,758,011 100 150
Registered voters/turnout 11,178,780 96.2 –
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  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.

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