After the popular election of Lech WaÅ Ä sa for President of Poland in 1990 , Kaczorowski handed presidential insignia of pre-War Poland to him and Government in Exile ended it 's historical activity , recognizing new Third Republic of Poland . He handed over the insignia of the presidential power of the Second Republic to President Lech WaÅ Ä sa on December 22 , 1990 , signifying both a recognition of the legitimacy of the government in exile and its continuity with the Third Polish Republic .