1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

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]

1990 Czechoslovak federal election

8–9 June 1990
All 150 seats in the House of the People All 150 seats in the House of Nations 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	96.79%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jan Urban Ladislav Adamec Ján Budaj Party OF KSČ VPN Seats after 68 23 19 Seat change 68 116 19 Popular vote 3,851,172 1,445,407 1,104,125 Percentage 36.2% 13.6% 10.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ján Čarnogurský Josef Bartončík Boleslav Bárta Party KDH ČSL HSD–SMS Alliance KDU Seats after 11 9 9 Seat change 11 2 9 Popular vote 644,008 629,359 572,015 Percentage 6.1% 5.9% 5.4%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Víťazoslav Móric Miklós Duray Party SNS COEX Alliance COEX–MKDM Seats after 6 5 Seat change 6 5 Popular vote 372,025 296,575 Percentage 3.5% 2.8%
Prime Minister before election Marián Čalfa VPN Elected Prime Minister Marián Čalfa VPN

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The movement led by President Václav Havel emerged as the largest bloc, with majorities in both houses of parliament–something that no Czechoslovak party or alliance had previously 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]