Poland would hold free and fair parliamentary elections, and Solidarity would compete. It never occurred to the ruling communists (or to Solidarity) that they might lose.
因此，一项历史性的协议在6个月的谈判之后达成。波兰将举行自由公正的议会选举，而团结工会将参与竞争。执政的共产党人做梦也没有想到过他们会输（这一点团结工会同样没有想到）。共产党人做梦也没有想到会彻底丧失执政地位。但事实就这样发生了。