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Author: JK | Publish date: 04 June 2024

Anniversary of partially free elections

04 June 2024, Author: JK

Today (June 4th) is the anniversary of the first, partially free elections to the Sejm and Senate of the People's Republic of Poland. Election were carried out in the second round in 1989. 460 deputies were elected to the The Sejm and 100 senators.

June 4, 1989 partially free parliamentary elections were held. After for the first time after World War II, Poles could at least partially decide on the who will represent them. This was of great importance in the reconstruction of the autonomy of the Polish State and initiated many political changes and Political.

The elections were conducted in the second rounds – on 4 June and 18 June 1989 on the basis of the agreed during the "Round Table" talks. As a result, the following were selected 460 deputies to the Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland and 100 senators to the newly created Senate of the People's Republic of Poland.

The Sejm shaped in this way initiated a number of changes political and political situation in the country, which, after many years, has returned to its the original name of the Republic of Poland.