1986 East German general election

Target entity: 1986 East German general election
Context triple: [18 March 1990 East German general election, precededBy, 1986 East German general election]

• A. October 1949 East German general election
  The October 1949 East German general election was the first parliamentary vote in the newly founded German Democratic Republic, conducted under a tightly controlled, single-list system dominated by the Socialist Unity Party.
• B. 1950 East German general election
  The 1950 East German general election was a tightly controlled, non-competitive vote in the early German Democratic Republic that helped consolidate the ruling Socialist Unity Party’s power under a Soviet-aligned socialist system.
• C. 18 March 1990 East German general election
  The 18 March 1990 East German general election was the first and only free, multiparty parliamentary election in the German Democratic Republic, paving the way for German reunification.
• D. 1953 West German federal election
  The 1953 West German federal election was a parliamentary vote in postwar West Germany that strengthened Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s conservative coalition and further anchored the country in the Western bloc during the early Cold War.
• E. German federal election, 1928
  The German federal election of 1928 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary election in which the Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party amid growing political fragmentation and economic uncertainty.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 1986 East German general election
Target entity description: The 1986 East German general election was a tightly controlled, non-competitive parliamentary vote held under the Socialist Unity Party’s one-party rule in the German Democratic Republic.

• A. October 1949 East German general election
  The October 1949 East German general election was the first parliamentary vote in the newly founded German Democratic Republic, conducted under a tightly controlled, single-list system dominated by the Socialist Unity Party.
• B. 1950 East German general election
  The 1950 East German general election was a tightly controlled, non-competitive vote in the early German Democratic Republic that helped consolidate the ruling Socialist Unity Party’s power under a Soviet-aligned socialist system.
• C. 18 March 1990 East German general election
  The 18 March 1990 East German general election was the first and only free, multiparty parliamentary election in the German Democratic Republic, paving the way for German reunification.
• D. 1953 West German federal election
  The 1953 West German federal election was a parliamentary vote in postwar West Germany that strengthened Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s conservative coalition and further anchored the country in the Western bloc during the early Cold War.
• E. German federal election, 1928
  The German federal election of 1928 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary election in which the Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party amid growing political fragmentation and economic uncertainty.
• F. None of above. chosen