 Complete the following phrase:  In July 1990, after the fall of the Eastern Bloc and political upheaval in Albania itself, Alia announced the restoration of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. In an official communiqué the Soviets attributed the normalisation of diplomatic relations to the better political climate in Europe, and the state radio reported that, as the Soviet Union was on course for reform, there has been a marked trend recently towards democratisation of Albanian society. In June 1991, the ruling Party of Labour became the social-democratic Socialist Party, dropping its prior commitment to MarxismLeninism, and in December 1991, the 