... were devout Catholics; given the explicit humanism and atheism of communists, it becomes even more obvious why they never achieved popular legitimacy in Poland (Holmes, 1997,69). Also, because the Roman Catholic Church was so strong in Poland during the communist era, there were some social cleavages in existence. This made it easier for the non-communist parties in post-communist ... prime ministerial and cabinet government, which connects it with the French model of semi-presidential' government. Poland's new constitution in 1997 adopted a few modifications: The Sejm may over-rule the...

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