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1990 Zimbabwean general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Zimbabwe |
| election_date | 23 March 1990 |
| module | {{Infobox election |
| embed | yes |
| election_name | Presidential election |
| previous_election | 1987 Zimbabwean presidential election |
| previous_year | 1987 |
| next_election | 1996 Zimbabwean presidential election |
| next_year | 1996 |
| image2 | |
| candidate2 | Edgar Tekere |
| party2 | Zimbabwe Unity Movement |
| popular_vote2 | 413,840 |
| percentage2 | 16.95% |
| swing2 | 16.95% |
| image1 | |
| candidate1 | Robert Mugabe |
| party1 | ZANU–PF |
| popular_vote1 | 2,026,976 |
| percentage1 | 83.05% |
| swing1 | 83.05% |
| title | President |
| before_election | Robert Mugabe |
| before_party | ZANU–PF |
| after_election | Robert Mugabe |
| after_party | ZANU–PF |
| map_image | 1990 Zimbabwean presidential election - Results by province.svg |
| map_caption | Results by province |
| module | {{Infobox legislative election |
| embed | yes |
| election_name | Parliamentary election |
| previous_election | [1985](1985-zimbabwean-parliamentary-election) |
| next_election | [1995](1995-zimbabwean-parliamentary-election) |
| leader1 | Robert Mugabe |
| party1 | ZANU-PF |
| percentage1 | 80.55 |
| last_election1 | 64 |
| seats1 | 117 |
| leader2 | Edgar Tekere |
| party2 | Zimbabwe Unity Movement |
| percentage2 | 17.59 |
| last_election2 | new |
| seats2 | 2 |
| leader3 | Ndabaningi Sithole |
| party3 | Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga |
| percentage3 | 0.93 |
| last_election3 | 0 |
| seats3 | 1 |
General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 23 March 1990 to elect the president and Parliament. They were the first elections to be contested under the amended constitution of 1987, which established an elected executive presidency and abolished the Senate. They were also the first ever elections in the country to be contested on a single roll, with no separate voting for whites and blacks.
In the presidential contest, incumbent Robert Mugabe secured his first full term; he had become President following the 1987 constitutional amendments after serving as Prime Minister since the country gained internationally recognised independence in 1980. Mugabe's ZANU–PF party won 117 of the 120 elected seats in Parliament.
The elections were not free and fair. Mugabe's regime and the ZANU-PF used paramilitary organizations to intimidate opposition, and also abused legislative and judicial powers to stay in power.
Results
Main article: Results of the 1990 Zimbabwean general election
President
Parliament
A total of 4,799,324 voters were registered, but 576,432 were in uncontested constituencies.
References
References
- (2017-11-16). "A Look Back At Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's Rise To Power".
- [http://africanelections.tripod.com/zw.html Elections in Zimbabwe] African Elections Database
- (2023). "The New Enemy in the 1990 General Elections Was Zum". Cambridge University Press.
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p973 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
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