THE ROUNDTABLE TALKS OF 1989: PARTICIPANTS, POLITICAL VISIONS, AND HISTORICAL REFERENCES
THE ROUNDTABLE TALKS OF 1989: PARTICIPANTS, POLITICAL VISIONS, AND HISTORICAL REFERENCES
Author(s): András BozókiSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Politics and society, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Political history; 1989; Transition to Democracy; Elections;
Summary/Abstract: In East Central Europe the Poles began the first transition to democracy, and therefore the Polish opposition had to behave in a most cautious manner. Originally the Polish roundtable talks were not so much about paving the way for a full democracy, rather they were meant to produce an agreement. This agreement was designed first to legalize Solidarity and second to set up semi-democratic and partially fixed elections. As a result the June 1989 elections in Poland could not be evaluated as fully democratic ones.
- Issue Year: 14/2000
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 241-257
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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