1990 Turkmen Supreme Soviet election

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Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Turkmen SSR on 7 January 1990. [1] Multi-party politics had been introduced but the Communist Party of Turkmenistan (CPT) remained the only registered party. [1] With a voter turnout of 94%, the CPT won around 90% of the 175 seats. [1]

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