1990 Moldavian Supreme Soviet Election
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Parliamentary elections were held in the
Moldavian SSR The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic or Moldavian SSR (, mo-Cyrl, Република Советикэ Сочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ), also known as the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Moldavia, Sovie ...
in February and March 1990 to elect the 380 members of the Supreme Soviet. They were the first and only free elections to the Supreme Soviet of the MSSR, and although the
Communist Party of Moldova The Communist Party of Moldavia (, PCM, Moldovan Cyrillic: ; ) was the ruling and sole legal political party of the Moldavian SSR. It was one of the fifteen republic-level parties that formed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) until ...
was the only registered party allowed to contest the elections, opposition candidates were allowed to run as independents. Together with affiliated groups, the
Popular Front of Moldova The Popular Front of Moldova (PFM; , FPM) was a political movement in the Moldavian SSR, one of the 15 union republics of the former Soviet Union, and in the newly independent Moldova, Republic of Moldova. Formally, the Front existed from 1989 to ...
won a landslide victory. Candidates who were openly supporters of the Popular Front won about 27% of the seats; together with moderate Communists, mainly from rural districts, they commanded a majority. On 5 June the Supreme Soviet renamed the Moldavian SSR the "Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova" and issued a Declaration of Sovereignty on 23 June. It subsequently removed references to ''socialism'' and ''
soviets The Soviet people () were the citizens and nationals of the Soviet Union. This demonym was presented in the ideology of the country as the "new historical unity of peoples of different nationalities" (). Nationality policy in the Soviet Union ...
'' on 23 May 1991 by adopting the name "Republic of Moldova", and declared full independence from the Soviet Union on 27 August 1991. The next legislature was elected as the
Parliament of Moldova The parliament of the Republic of Moldova () is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, the only state legislative authority, being a unicameral structure composed of 101 elected MPs on lists, for a period or legislature o ...
in 1994.


Results

All 380 deputies were elected in uninominal
constituencies An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
. The first sitting of the parliament was held on April 17, 1990.


Elected MPs

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Andrei Baştovoi Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй, Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: * Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *An ...
# Anatol Salaru #
Victor Pavlic The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
# Ilie Mocanu # Vasile Gudima # Andrei Ţurcanu #
Mihai Poita Mihai () is a Romanian given name for males or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Michael. A variant of the name is Mihail. Its female form is Mihaela. Notable people with these names include: Given name * Mihai Timofti (1948–2023 ...
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Nicolae Robu Nicolae Robu (born May 28, 1955) is a Romanian politician, engineer, and computer science professor. He was mayor of Timișoara from 2012 until 2020 and the former president of PNL Timiș. He served as rector of the Politehnica University of T ...
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Vasile Nedelciuc Vasile Nedelciuc (born 13 November 1948) is a Moldovan politician. He served as the chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Parliament of Moldova and the head of the Moldovan Delegation to Europe and vice president of the Parliamentary Ass ...
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Alexandru Mosanu Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men" ...
# Ion Popa #
Constantin Culea Constantin is an Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian and Romanian male given name. It can also be a surname. For a list of notable people called Constantin, see Constantine (name). See also * Constantine (name) * Konstantin The first name Konstan ...
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Gheorghe Carlan Gheorghe is a Romanian and Aromanian given name and surname. It is a variant of George, also a name in Romanian but with soft Gs. It may refer to: Given name * Gheorghe Adamescu (1869–1942), Romanian literary historian and bibliographer * ...
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Mihai Sâromatnicov Mihai () is a Romanian given name for males or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Michael. A variant of the name is Mihail. Its female form is Mihaela. Notable people with these names include: Given name * Mihai Timofti (1948–2023 ...
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Valeriu Cibotaru Valeriu is a Romanian-language masculine given name, and may refer to: * Valeriu Cosarciuc (born 1955), Moldovan politician * Valeriu Cotea (1926–2016), Romanian oenologist * Valeriu Traian Frențiu (1875–1952), Romanian Greek Catholic bishop ...
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Valentin Mândâcanu Valentin Mândâcanu (27 July 1930 – 29 October 2012) was a writer and politician from Republic of Moldova. Mândâcanu was a founder of the Democratic Movement of Moldova. He was elected in 1990 election and served as member of the Parliame ...
# Titu Serghei #
Pavel Lupăcescu Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Павел; Czech, Slovene, and (although Romanian also uses Paul); ; ; ) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to: People Given ...
# Mihai Bejan # Dumitru Guţu # Jorj Crisico # Mihai Străjescu # Vitalie Ustroi #
Dumitru Cereş Dumitru is a Romanian surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Alina Alexandra Dumitru (born 1982), Romanian judoka * Alexe Dumitru (1935–1971), Romanian sprint canoer * Ion Dumitru (born 1950), Romanian footballer * Jon ...
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Vasile Şevcenco Vasile is a male Romanian given name or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Basil which is of Greek origin and means "King". It is also used by the Megleno-Romanians. As a given name As a surname In many societies, a sur ...
# Gheorghe Amihalachioaie # Evgheni Berdnikov # Yuri Atamanenko # Ion Rusu # Ludmila Laşcionova # Pavel Gusac # Dumitru Moţpan # Vasile Domente # Danil Matcin # Mihail Popovici # Ion Ciuntu # Valentin Krilov #
Vladimir Solonari Vladimir Solonari (born 20 October 1959, in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, USSR) is a Moldovan-American historian, university professor, and former politician. Biography Solonari was born in a family of ethnic Ukrainians in Moldova, Ukrainian speak ...
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Valentin Dolganiuc Valentin Dolganiuc (born 12 March 1957) is a Moldovan politician. Biography He served as member of the Parliament of Moldova. At present, he is a political analyst. External links Cine au fost şi ce fac deputaţii primului Parlament din ...
# Petru Poita # Gheorghe Slabu # Dumitru Postovan # Ion Lapaci # Victor Puşcaş # Ion Buga # Pantelei Pârvan # Alecu Renita # Iacob Negru # Ion Popov #
Petru Lucinschi Petru Lucinschi (; born 27 January 1940) is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President from 1997 to 2001. He currently serves as the founder and head of the Lucinschi Foundation of Strategic Studies and International Relat ...
# Constantin Tănase # Gheorghe Trestianu # Valentin Lefter # Mihai Dimitriu # Petru Muntean # Ion Ungureanu # Ion Cojocaru # Valeriu Serjant # Gheorghe Mazilu (-2004) # Vasile Ursachi # Iovu Bivol # Petru Griciuc # Andrei Cubasov # Vasile Costov # Constantin Sahanovschi #
Sergiu Chircă Sergiu Ion Chircă (born 10 October 1934) is a Moldovan politician. Biography He served as member of the Parliament of Moldova The parliament of the Republic of Moldova () is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, t ...
# Petru Chimirciuc # Alexandru Buruian # Zosim Bodiu # Mihai Musumanschi # Svetlana Mâsliţcaia # Mihai Plasiciuc # Andrei Cabac # Nicolae Dabija # Tudor Olaru # Anton Terente # Petru Caterev # Ion Munteanu # Semion Gurghis # Ştefan Maimescu # Gheorghe Scutaru # Vladimir Gudumac # Serafim Urecheanu # Tudor Angheli # Vladimir Iuzvenco # Victor Morev # Vitalie Pritula # Andrei Diaconu # Constantin Ţurcan # Fiodor Carapunarl # Constantin Capsamun # Constantin Tauşanji # Dumitru Puntea # Ion Batcu # Stepan Curoglo # Grigore Bratunov # Alexandru Snegur # Pavel Dubălari # Stepan Curtev # Vasile Cojocaru # Valeriu Bulgari # Nadejda Brânzan # Anatol Conoplin # Vasile Iovv # Vladimir Capanji # Boris Aculov # Ghimn Pologov # Grigore Volovoi # Mihail Catcov # Larisa Pokotilova # Mihai Coscodan #
Gheorghe Grosu Gheorghe Grosu is a Romanian teacher who served as member of the Parliament of Moldova The parliament of the Republic of Moldova () is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, the only state legislative authority, being a ...
# Nicolae Andronatii #
Nicolae Andronic Nicolae Andronic (born 13 May 1959) is a Moldovan jurist and lawyer. He served as member of Parliament of Moldova between 1990 and 1998 and as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova in 1994. He headed the extra-parliamentary Republican Popu ...
# Victor Arestov # Vasile Baboi # Semion Badrajan # Pavel Bejenuţă # Anatol Belitcenco # Vladimir Beşleaga # Tudor Bobescu # Stepan Bogacenco # Nicolai Bogdanov # Anatoly Bolsakov # Vladimir Bondarenco # Ilie Bratu # Petru Braşoveanu # Boris Briziţchi # Peter Bodorin #
Aleksandr Bulîcev Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are A ...
# Valentin Burduja # Alexandru But # Boris Carandiuc # Petru Carauş # Nadejda Cegurco # Valdemar Cirt # Valentin Cicikin # Vitalie Ciorap # Gheorghe Ciorba # Mihail Kendighelean # Gheorghe Ciobanu # Ivan Cior # Anatol Chişner # Mihail Codin # Vladlen Colesov # Anatol Coleghin # Victor Constantinov # Ion Costaş #
Nicolae Costin Nicolae Costin (7 April 1936 – 16 February 1995) was a Moldovan politician and one of the leaders of the national emancipation movement from Moldavian SSR. He was a professor, executive chairman of the Popular Front of Moldova, deputy in ...
# Ilie Cosanu # Dumitru Cretu # Dumitru Croitor # Valentin Cunev # Anatol Davadov # Valeriu Daraban # Vladimir Darii # Chiril Darmancev # Lidia Dicusar # Victor Diucarev #
Mircea Druc Mircea Druc (born 25 July 1941) is a Moldovan and Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 26 May 1990 and 22 May 1991. He was appointed as Prime Minister after the opposition walked out from the Parliament, as a prote ...
# Alexandru Efanov # Gheorghe Efros # Valeriu Egorov # Vladimir Emilianov # Grigore Evstratii # Fiodor Evdodiev # Mihai Gajiu # Iurie Gherasimov #
Gheorghe Ghimpu Gheorghe Ghimpu (26 July 1937 – 13 November 2000) was a Moldovans, Moldovan politician and a political prisoner in the former Soviet Union and then in Moldova. Early life Ghimpu was born on 26 July 1937 in Colonița, a village in Bessara ...
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Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951) is a Moldovan politician who served as Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, President of the Moldovan Parliament and President of Moldova#Republic of Moldova (1991–present), Acting President of Moldova from 2 ...
# Vitalie Glebov # Vladimir Goncear # Mihai Goncearenco # Vasile Graf # Ion Grigoraş # Gheorghe Gusac # Mihai Guslikov # Ion Guţu #
Ion Hadârcă Ion Hadârcă (born 17 August 1949) is a poet, translator and Moldovan politician, deputy to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 1990 and 1998 and from 2009 to 2014. Ion Hadârcă was the founder and first president of the Popular ...
# Grigore Jelihovski # Vladimir Labunski # Valentin Leşinski # Anatol Liseţki # Veaceslav Litvinenco # Vladlen Liuurov # Ion Luca # Petru Lupaşcu # Mihai Malai # Andrey Manoylov # Fiodor Marinov # Valeriu Matei # Emil Mazureac # Ion Mereuţă # Ion Miţcul # Andrei Moraru # Alexandru Morozov #
Vasile Năstase Vasile Dorel Năstase (born 1 January 1962) is a retired Romanian rower. Competing in eights he won silver medals at the 1992 Olympics and 1993 World Championships. He also won the world title in coxed four A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, ...
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Andrei Safonov Andrei Safonov (; born 6 June 1964) is a politician from Transnistria. He lives in Bender, Transnistria's second largest city. Biography Safonov ran for president against incumbent president Igor Smirnov in the election held on December 10, ...
# Vasile Sajin #
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Mircea Snegur Mircea Snegur (; 17 January 1940 – 13 September 2023) was a Moldovan agronomist and politician who served as the first President of Moldova from 1990 to 1997. Prior to that, he served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of ...
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Stepan Topal Stepan Mikhailovich Topal (18 January 1938 – 29 September 2018) was a Moldovan politician of Gagauz people, Gagauz ancestry. From 1990 to 1995 he served as the only leader and President of the Gagauz Republic; after reintegration into Moldova h ...
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Anatol Țăranu Anatol Țăranu (born 19 October 1951) is a Moldovan former politician and diplomat. Biography Țăranu holds a Ph.D. in history, 1986, and served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1993, 2005–2009). Țăranu has also been a chi ...
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# Ignat Vasilachi #
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Aftermath

The
Popular Front of Moldova The Popular Front of Moldova (PFM; , FPM) was a political movement in the Moldavian SSR, one of the 15 union republics of the former Soviet Union, and in the newly independent Moldova, Republic of Moldova. Formally, the Front existed from 1989 to ...
gained complete control once Gagauz and Transnistrian deputies walked out in protest over Romanian-oriented cultural reforms. One leader of the
Popular Front of Moldova The Popular Front of Moldova (PFM; , FPM) was a political movement in the Moldavian SSR, one of the 15 union republics of the former Soviet Union, and in the newly independent Moldova, Republic of Moldova. Formally, the Front existed from 1989 to ...
,
Mircea Druc Mircea Druc (born 25 July 1941) is a Moldovan and Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 26 May 1990 and 22 May 1991. He was appointed as Prime Minister after the opposition walked out from the Parliament, as a prote ...
, formed the new government. The Popular Front saw its government as a purely transitional ministry; its role was to dissolve the
Moldavian SSR The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic or Moldavian SSR (, mo-Cyrl, Република Советикэ Сочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ), also known as the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Moldavia, Sovie ...
and join Romania.Kolstø, p.140


References

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