Legislative elections were held in the Latvian SSR

Latvian SSR

The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Latvian SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union. Established on 21 July 1940 as a puppet state during World War II in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied by...

 on 18 March 1990. It was the first free parliamentary election in Latvia since 1930s. A total of 201 deputies were elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR

Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia

Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia was the transitional parliament of Latvia from 1990 to 1993, after the restoration of independence. The Supreme Council was elected on 1990 as the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR. On 1990 it declared the restoration of independence of Latvia and began a...

, 170 of them in the first round. Run-off elections were held on 25 March, 1 April and 29 April 1990. The opposition Popular Front won the majority of the votes. Unlike its Estonian and Lithuanian counterparts, the Latvian Communist Party

Communist Party of Latvia

Communist Party of Latvia was a political party in Latvia.- Latvian Social-Democracy prior to 1919 :The party was founded at a congress in June 1904. Initially the party was known as the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party . During its second party congress in 1905 it adopted the programme of...

 did not separate from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...

. Nonetheless, on 3 May 1990, the new Supreme Soviet re-elected the Communist Party member Anatolijs Gorbunovs

Anatolijs Gorbunovs

Anatolijs Gorbunovs also formerly known as Anatoly Valeryanovich Gorbunov is a Latvian politician who served as the parliamentary speaker during the last years of Soviet regime in Latvia and during the first years after the country regained its independence...

 as its chairman, effectively the leader of Latvia. He subsequently resigned from the party, and a year later the Communist Party was banned by the government.

The elected parliament was responsible for some of the most important decisions in the modern Latvian history

History of Latvia

The History of Latvia began when the area which is today Latvia was settled following the end of the last glacial period, around 9000 BC. Ancient Baltic peoples appeared during the second millennium BC and four distinct tribal realms in Latvia's territories were identifiable towards the end of the...

, such as the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union and the adoption of the new Constitution.

It was the first and only free election to the Supreme Soviet of Latvian SSR. The next parliament was elected as Saeima

Saeima

Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...

in 1993.

Results

Parties and coalitions		%	Seats
Latvian Popular Front		68.2%	131
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...		21.5%	55
Independents		10.3%	15
Turnout: 81.3%		100%	201