On 9 December 1990, Poles made Lech Walesa the first popularly elected president in post-World War II Poland, a watershed event for the Soviet bloc of nations.
The Soviet bloc of nations had gotten used to elections by 1990.
mnli hypothesis: The Soviet bloc of nations had gotten used to elections by 1990. premise: On 9 December 1990, Poles made Lech Walesa the first popularly elected president in post-World War II Poland, a watershed event for the Soviet bloc of nations.