As leader of the trade union Solidarity, Walesa, a moderate, gained numerous concessions from the Polish authorities before his arrest and internment during the military crackdown of 1981. He was released in 1982 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize a year later. In 1990, Walesa was elected president of Poland. He failed to win reelection in 1995 and ran again in 2000. What percentage of the vote did he receive that year?
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