Bezpieczeństwo państwa i niepokoje społeczne na łamach „Gazety Wyborczej” i „Tygodnika Solidarność” po wyborach 4 czerwca 1989 roku
National security and social unrest as presented in “Gazeta Wyborcza” and “Tygodnik Solidarność” after elections of 4 June 1989

Summary/Abstract: The agreements of the Round Table opened the path to freedom and allowed to have a partially free parliamentary election which took place at 4 and 18 June 1989. The candidates of the Civic Committee of the “Solidarity” received all but one seats which they could fight for in this Parliamentary election. Both the authorities and the activists of the “Solidarity” were surprised by such an impressive victory. However, it aroused fears of national security due to the presence of the Soviet army at the territory of our country, of public security due to the economic situation and of honouring the agreements of the Round Table by the authorities. These fears were reflected in the discussions held in “Gazeta Wyborcza” and “Tygodnik Solidarność” (the official press of the “Solidarity” movement). This article applies an analysis of the press and a comparative analysis in order to answer the question about the diagnosis of a threat to national security and proposed counteractions. It allowed to draw the conclusion that the discussions held in official “Solidarity” newspapers had a significant influence on the decision making in the transformation period in Poland.

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