vis ional ▁Government . ▁ ▁Many ▁Polish ▁ex iles ▁opposed ▁this ▁action , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁this ▁government ▁was ▁a ▁fa ç ade ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Commun ist ▁rule ▁in ▁Poland . ▁ ▁This ▁view ▁was ▁later ▁proven ▁correct ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁Commun ist - domin ated ▁Democratic ▁B loc ▁won ▁a ▁rig ged ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁Commun ist - domin ated ▁b loc ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁a ▁result ▁that ▁was ▁only ▁obtained ▁through ▁large - scale ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁claimed ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁won ▁in ▁a ▁lands lide ▁( as ▁much ▁as ▁ 8 0 ▁percent , ▁by ▁some ▁estimates ) ▁had ▁the ▁election ▁been ▁honest . ▁ ▁M iko ł aj czy k ▁would ▁have ▁likely ▁become ▁prime ▁minister ▁had ▁the ▁election ▁been ▁truly ▁free . ▁In ▁November , ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁society , ▁M iko ł aj czy k ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁arrested ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁ad visor ▁Pa we ł ▁Z ales ki . ▁The ▁order ▁was ▁already ▁signed . ▁They ▁immediately ▁took ▁action ▁to ▁escape . ▁M iko ł aj czy k ▁head ed ▁north , ▁while ▁Pa we ł ▁escaped ▁through ▁the ▁southern ▁channel . ▁From ▁the ▁danger ▁zone , ▁Pa we ł ▁was ▁taken ▁away ▁in ▁a ▁st raw ▁cart . ▁His ▁brother ▁Jan ▁Z ales ki ▁from ▁Boy ko ▁helped ▁in ▁the ▁escape . ▁Pa