On June 4, 1989, the historical elections to the Sejm and Senat (both houses of Polish Parliament) took place. These were the first partially free elections in Poland after World War II. Representatives of the undemocratic communist authorities of the Polish People's Republic guaranteed the ruling "coalition", including the PZPR (Polish United Workers' Party) and its satellites, to have at least 65% seats in the Sejm (lower house of the Parliament). The remaining 35% of the seats were intended for non-party candidates. The competition for these seats and the for all senatorial seats (100) was open and democratic. The election brought total victory to the candidates of the Solidarity Citizens' Committee. This determined the acceleration of democratic system changes in our homeland, led to a gradual regaining of sovereignty by the Nation and the Polish State, initiated freedom movements throughout Central and Eastern Europe, and initiated the collapse of the communist system of government in this part of Europe.
On the 31st anniversary of these elections, representatives of the City of Lublin and the Lublin Voivodship, and other public institutions, on June 4 (Thursday) at 9.00, layed flowers under the commemorative plaque of the Solidarity Citizens' Committee of the Lublin Region, at Krakowskie Przedmieście 62 (building of the National School of Judiciary and Prosecutor's Office).
