The Roundtable Talks of 1989: Participants, Political Visions, and Historical References

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-257
Number of pages17
JournalHungarian Studies
Volume14
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2000

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