Were the first free elections in east germany in 1989 or 1990?

Question:i know it was march 18th, but the book doesnt have the year.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i know it was march 18th, but the book doesnt have the year.

1990. In the German Democratic Republic, elections between multiple parties to the Volkskammer took place, but were effectively controlled by the SED/state hierarchy, even if multiple parties existed pro forma. On 18 March 1990 the first and only free elections in the history of the GDR were held, producing a government whose major mandate was to negotiate an end to itself and its state.