As a result, real political power was vested in a newly created bicameral legislature and in a president who would be the chief executive.

In addition, all 35 seats elected via the national electoral list were reserved for the Party's candidates provided they gained a certain quota of support.

The Communist government still had control over most major media outlets and employed sports and television celebrities for candidates, as well as successful local personalities and businesspeople.

[citation needed] Some members of the opposition were worried that such tactics would gain enough votes from the less educated segment of the population to give the Communists the legitimacy that they craved.

Only a few days before June 4 the party Central Committee was discussing the possible reaction of the Western world should Solidarity not win a single seat.