1990 Soviet Presidential Election
Gorbachev, unopposed14 March 1990 · The Soviet presidency
The 1990 Soviet Union presidential election was held in the Soviet Union on 14 March 1990 to elect a president for a five-year term. This was the first and only presidential election to be held in the Soviet Union.
An indirect, uncontested vote of the Congress of People's Deputies — Gorbachev was the only candidate.
President before
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Elected President
Mikhail Gorbachev
CPSU
Winning share
72.9%
Turnout
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The result
Mikhail Gorbachev
Communist Party of the Soviet Union · 1,329 votes
72.86%
share
Against
495 votes
27.14%
share