18 March 1990 East German general election

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The 18 March 1990 East German general election was the first and only free, multiparty parliamentary election in the German Democratic Republic, paving the way for German reunification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ
aim to elect a freely chosen Volkskammer for the first time in the GDR ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
campaignIssue economic transition to a market economy ⓘ
relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
speed and terms of German reunification ⓘ
characteristic first free, multiparty parliamentary election in the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
only free, multiparty parliamentary election in the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
coalitionLeaderAfterElection Lothar de Maizière ⓘ
context occurred during the Peaceful Revolution in East Germany ⓘ
took place after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 ⓘ
country German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
date 18 March 1990 ⓘ
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation ⓘ
electorate citizens of the German Democratic Republic aged 18 and over ⓘ
followedBy 1990 German federal election ⓘ
headOfGovernmentElected Lothar de Maizière ⓘ
isFirstOf free multiparty parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
isLastOf parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legalBasis new electoral law adopted after the Peaceful Revolution ⓘ
legislativeBodyElected Volkskammer ⓘ
location East Germany ⓘ
mainWinner Alliance for Germany ⓘ
CDU (East Germany) ⓘ
majorParty Alliance for Germany ⓘ
Free Democratic Party (GDR) and allied liberal groups ⓘ
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) ⓘ
Social Democratic Party in the GDR (SPD) ⓘ
notableOutcome mandate for rapid unification with the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested 400 ⓘ
opposedParty Party of Democratic Socialism (successor of SED) ⓘ
partOf process of German reunification ⓘ
precededBy 1986 East German general election ⓘ
relatedTo German reunification ⓘ
Two Plus Four Agreement ⓘ
linked to: 2+4 Treaty

accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990 ⓘ
resultedIn decision to accede to the Federal Republic of Germany under Article 23 of the Basic Law ⓘ
formation of a coalition government led by the East German CDU ⓘ
negotiations on German reunification ⓘ
significance paved the way for German reunification ⓘ
startTime 1990-03-18 ⓘ
timePeriod late Cold War ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
voterTurnout over 90 percent ⓘ

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Volkskammer → lastElection → 18 March 1990 East German general election ⓘ
Democratic Awakening → contestedElection → 1990 East German general election ⓘ
linked to: 18 March 1990 East German general election