Record low turnout

"We should carefully analyze the reasons for such a low turnout. It surely was not the outcome of the lack of the campaigns," said outgoing president Aleksander Kwaœniewski. Lech Wałęsa was less diplomatic: "When I fought for democracy I thought people would make use of it, but now I begin to wonder. We should have retained the Soviets, the communist system, the Militia, clubs - maybe it all lasted too short and now we see the result." (Poland A.M.)