Hungarian parliamentary election, 1990

Hungarian parliamentary election, 1990

1985 ← 25 March and 8 April 1990 → 1994

All 386 seats in the National Assembly 194 seats needed for a majority Turnout 65.11% and 45.54%   First party Second party Third party   Leader József Antall János Kis Vince Vörös Party MDF SZDSZ FKGP Leader since 21 October 1989 23 February 1990 23 March 1989 Last election Did not exist Did not exist Did not exist Seats won 165 94 44 Seat change 165 94 44 Popular vote 1,213,820 1,050,440 576,256 Percentage 24.72% 21.40% 11.74%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Rezső Nyers Viktor Orbán Sándor Keresztes Party MSZP Fidesz KDNP Leader since 9 October 1989 List leader 30 September 1989 Last election 288 seats, 99.1% Did not exist Did not exist Seats won 33 22 21 Seat change 255 22 21 Popular vote 534,897 439,448 317,183 Percentage 10.89% 8.95% 6.46%

Results of SMCs

Prime Minister before election Miklós Németh MSZP Elected Prime Minister József Antall MDF

Miklós Németh
MSZP

József Antall
MDF

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 March 1990, with a second round of voting taking place in all but five single member constituencies on 8 April. They were the first completely free and competitive elections to be held in the country since 1945, and only the second free elections in the country's history. The conservative, nationalist Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) beat the liberal and more internationalist Alliance of Free Democrats, which had spearheaded opposition to Communist rule in 1989, to become the largest party in parliament. The Hungarian Socialist Party, the former Communist party, suffered a crushing defeat, winning only 33 seats for fourth place.

MDF leader József Antall became prime minister in coalition with the Christian Democratic People's Party and Independent Smallholders' Party.

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