1990 Lithuanian Supreme Soviet election

Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Lithuanian SSR on 24 February with run-off elections on 4, 7, 8 and 10 March 1990 to elect the 141 members of the Supreme Soviet. In six constituencies, voter turnout was below the required minimum and a third round was held on 17 and 21 April. For the first time since 1940 elections to the People's Seimas, non-communist candidates were allowed to run. The elections were the first free nationwide elections since 1926, and only the fifth free elections in all of Lithuanian history.

1990 Lithuanian Supreme Soviet election
24 February 1990 (first round)
4–10 March 1990 (second round)
All 141 seats in the Supreme Soviet
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.72%
PartyLeader Seats
LKP (independent) Algirdas Brazauskas 46
LSDP Kazimieras Antanavičius 9
LKP Mykolas Burokevičius 7
LŽP Rūta Gajauskaitė 4
LDP Saulius Pečeliūnas 3
LKDP Algirdas Saudargas 2
Independents – 64
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before Prime Minister after
Vytautas Sakalauskas
LKP		 Kazimira Prunskienė
Independent
(endorsed by Sąjūdis)

The pro-independence Sąjūdis movement refused to become a political party and endorsed non-partisan candidates or candidates of various other political parties based on their personal merits. These endorsements often meant more than the official party affiliations, and Sąjūdis-backed candidates won 91 seats, an outright majority. During its third session on 11 March 1990, the Supreme Soviet adopted the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, declaring Lithuania's independence from the Soviet Union.

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