Although the campaign was far from being clear and transparent, representatives of the Democratic Bloc were the first to provide a legal challenge to the authority of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR in parliament.

The parliamentary convocation that convened after the 1990 election declared the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991.

In the wake of Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika, the Law on Elections – adopted on 27 October 1989 – included provisions for direct elections of individuals (as opposed to group representation of civic organizations), the need for alternative (non-Communist) candidates, the elimination of a requirement for nomination meetings, and other relatively democratic provisions.

[3] However, the elections were far from being free – as the Communist Party retained control on the media, exerted political influence, and had a large financial resource base.

[5] A further 330 were elected in the second round,[4] leaving eight seats vacant due to low voter turnout.

[4] In the parliament, the democratic deputies formed the "Narodna Rada" (People's Council) group, which consisted of 90 to 125 members.

[4] On July 18 the "For a Soviet Sovereign Ukraine" group led by Oleksander Moroz[8] elected Leonid Kravchuk as the Chairman of Parliament.

[8][12] On December 5, 1991 Leonid Kravchuk surrendered his parliamentary duties to accept the presidency of an independent Ukraine.