Slovak parliamentary election, 1990

Slovak parliamentary election, 1990

8–9 June 1990
All 150 seats in the Slovak National Council 76 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ján Budaj Ján Čarnogurský Víťazoslav Móric Party VPN KDH SNS Last election New party New party New party Seats won 48 31 22 Seat change 48 31 22 Popular vote 991,285 648,782 470,984 Percentage 29.35% 19.21% 13.94%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Peter Weiss Béla Bugár Ján Holčík Party KSS MKM–EGY DS Last election 103 seats New coalition as SSO Seats won 22 14 7 Seat change 81 14 7 Popular vote 450,855 292,636 148,567 Percentage 13.35% 8.66% 4.40%   Seventh party   Leader Juraj Mesík Party SZ Last election New party Seats won 6 Seat change 6 Popular vote 117,871 Percentage 3.49%
Prime Minister before election Milan Čič VPN Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar VPN

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Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 8 and 9 June 1990 alongside federal elections. They were the first elections after the Velvet Revolution, and the first free elections since 1946. The Public Against Violence (VPN) party emerged as the largest in the Slovak National Council, winning 48 of the 150 seats. In the aftermath of the election, Vladimír Mečiar of the VPN formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). After a conflict leading to the dissolution of the VPN, the first Mečiar cabinet was brought down by a vote of non-confidence in the parliament. Ján Čarnogurský of the KDH became the new Prime Minister in April 1991.

Electoral system

These were the only elections with a 3% electoral threshold; it was raised to 5% for the 1992 elections.

Results

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