Only 35% of the seats in the Sejm (national legislature's lower house) and all of the Senate seats were freely contested; the remaining Sejm seats (65%) were guaranteed for the communists and their allies.
35% dari kursi di Sejm (majelis rendah legislatif nasional) dan seluruh kursi di Senat diperebutkan secara bebas; sisa kursi di Sejm yang tidak diperebutkan (65%), diperuntukkan bagi partai komunis dan sekutu-sekutunya.