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The state of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is of great concern to the European Union and Western observers. The issues that concern political parties in the countries are quite different from the West, but could result in a successful democratic transition and consolidation in the region.

The article focuses on the complex political situation in Poland. According to the author, Zbigniew Brzezinski has told the Polish president, Lech Walesa that the legislators have made a fundamental error by adopting a system based on proportional representation (PR) in the lower house of Parliament. Brzezinski's warning was true after the voters elected from 30 different political parties during the October 27, 1991 parliamentary election which paved the way to a deep split in Solidarity movement in the country.