Not having seen a Democratic administration in a dozen years, they might well have been worried that the new one elected in 1992 would actually follow through on its rhetoric about human rights and democracy.
The new one elected followed through on its rhetoric about human rights and democracy.
mnli hypothesis: The new one elected followed through on its rhetoric about human rights and democracy. premise: Not having seen a Democratic administration in a dozen years, they might well have been worried that the new one elected in 1992 would actually follow through on its rhetoric about human rights and democracy.