1990 Hungarian presidential election

1990 Hungarian presidential election

2 May 1990
 
Nominee Árpád Göncz
Party Alliance of Free Democrats
Electoral vote 295

President before election

Mátyás Szűrös
(Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party)

Elected President

Árpád Göncz
(Alliance of Free Democrats)

The first presidential election after the regime change in Hungary was held on May 2, 1990. According to the constitution, following the 1990 referendum, the President of the Republic of Hungary is elected by the parliament.