I agree. I meant that in a parliamentary sense that a new government would be formed under the same system.
The lesson to be learned from Gorbachev is that totalitarian governments only fall from within when a ruler comes to power that wishes to be less brutal.
Wrong country, wrong lesson. In China, a brutal leader is often succeeded by an even more brutal leader. Even seemingly “nice” guys like Deng Yingchao had their moments - see Tiananmen Square