the reason why the poles choose a former communist leader over lech walesa in the 1995 election was: Many Poles were unhappy with the slow pace of economic progress
After Poland separated from the Soviet Union and change its economic into a free market system, Poland's economic took a massive hit because they need some period of time to adjust.
The Citizen on the other hands, fail to see the big picture and conclude that their conditions were way better under the communist system.