Successor party rebirth required time and an incumbent to contrast against

Evidence

Thus, while the communist successors had far less time than the other parties to establish their new identity after 1989, these transformations would not bear fruit for several years. By the second round of elections, however, some successor parties could credibly point to their own commitment to democracy and reform – their public record showed they had supported economic restructuring and democratic reforms. Second, they could point to the other parties’ shortcomings – and appear far more competent in comparison. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 971

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Party successors could buy regeneration time by manufacturing an internal federal enemy — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 343; Discredited successor parties must break with the past early to regain power

Broader Connections

• Discredited successor parties must break with the past early to regain power #contradicts (0.75)