▁in ▁the ▁Se jm , ▁the ▁Parliament ' s ▁lower ▁house , ▁and ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁fully ▁free ▁elected ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Sol id ar ity ▁persu aded ▁the ▁Commun ists ' ▁long time ▁satellite ▁parties , ▁the ▁United ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁and ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁to ▁throw ▁their ▁support ▁to ▁Sol id ar ity . ▁ ▁This ▁all ▁but ▁forced ▁Jar uz el ski , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁named ▁president ▁in ▁July , ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁Sol id ar ity ▁member ▁as ▁prime ▁minister . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁he ▁appointed ▁a ▁Sol id ar ity - led ▁coal ition ▁government ▁with ▁T ade usz ▁Maz owie cki ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁non - Comm un ist ▁prime ▁minister ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁Vladimir ▁Len in ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁by ▁the ▁P RL ▁authorities . ▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ▁am ended ▁the ▁Constitution ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁formally ▁restore ▁dem ocracy , ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁civil ▁libert ies . ▁This ▁began ▁the ▁Third ▁Polish ▁Republic , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁the ▁fully ▁dem ocr atic ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 — only ▁the ▁third ▁free ▁election ▁ever ▁held ▁in ▁Poland . ▁ ▁The ▁P Z PR ▁was ▁finally ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁even