On February 7, 1990, the Central Committee of the CPSU accepted Gorbachev's recommendation that the party give up its monopoly on political power. In 1990, all fifteen constituent republics of the USSR held their first competitive elections, with reformers and ethnic nationalists winning many seats. The CPSU lost the elections in six republics:
· In Lithuania, to Sąjūdis, on February 24 (run-off elections on March 4, 7, 8, and 10)
· In Moldova, to the Popular Front of Moldova, on February 25
· In Estonia, to the Estonian Popular Front, on March 18
· In Latvia, to the Latvian Popular Front, on March 18 (run-off elections on March 25, April 1, and April 29)
· In Armenia, to the Pan-Armenian National Movement, on May 20 (run-off elections on June 3 and July 15)
· In Georgia, to Round Table-Free Georgia, on October 28 (run-off election on November 11)