1990 Russian Supreme Soviet election

Legislative elections were held in the Russian SFSR in March 1990 as part of the regional elections across the Soviet Union. The first round was held on 4 March, and the second round on 14, 17 and 18 March. Members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) won 920 of the 1,068 seats, although several were supporters of the Democratic Russia movement.

1990 Russian Supreme Soviet election

4 March 1990 (first round)
14–18 March (second round)

All 1,068 seats in the Congress of People's Deputies
535 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77% (first round)
69% (second round)
PartyLeader Seats
CPSU Mikhail Gorbachev 920
Others 141
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet before Chairman of the Supreme Soviet after
Nikolay Gribachyov
CPSU
Boris Yeltsin
Independent

They were the first and only free elections to the Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR. The legislature became the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and was dissolved by Yeltsin in October 1993 during the constitutional crisis of 1993 and replaced by the Federal Assembly.

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