Solidarity claiming victory in Poland Polls show labor party upsetting ex-Communists in parliamentary elections

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: September 22, 1997| Author: COLLEEN BARRY | Copyright information

Leaders of a reborn Solidarity claimed a surprise victory over the governing ex-Communists in parliamentary elections Sunday, and said they would try to form a new coalition government.

In one of the most dramatic political recoveries in the former Soviet bloc, the group of parties tracing its roots to the trade union that ousted the Communists in 1989 won at least 33% of the vote, according to exit polls for Polish television. A separate poll for the newspaper Rzeczpospolita gave So...

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