Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 28 October 1990, with a second round on 11 November. They were the first free parliamentary elections in Georgia since

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and saw Round Table-Free Georgia emerge as the largest party in Parliament with 155 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 70%. Round Table-Free Georgia MP Zviad Gamsakhurdia was subsequently elected by the Congress as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council on 14 November, effectively becoming the leader of Georgia. The elections were the first in the Soviet Union in which the opposition groups were registered as formal political parties. On 9 April 1991, the newly-elected Georgian legislature issued a declaration of Georgian independence from the USSR.

Electoral system

On 18 August 1990 a new electoral law was passed providing for the election of the legislature consisting of 250 members, 125 elected by

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

and 125 from

single-member district A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. In some countries, such as Australia and India ...

s using the

two-round system The two-round system (TRS or 2RS), sometimes called ballotage, top-two runoff, or two-round plurality, is a single-winner electoral system which aims to elect a member who has support of the majority of voters. The two-round system involves one ...

. The electoral threshold for the proportional seats was set at 4%. Political parties, trade unions and movements were allowed to nominate candidates.

Results

References

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