TVP's new boss is Mr Farfal, once active in the LPR's youth wing.

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This is a period of what most people consider the acme of US economic prosperity and the LPR averaged 58%.

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The LPR, in particular, may find it difficult to secure the 5% of the vote needed to be represented in parliament.

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"This is a great win for both me and the LPR team and I'll remember it for a long time, " said the 31-year-old Contrini.

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But the LPR rider had blasted out too fast and proceeded to fade, finding himself 14 seconds down on Menchov at the next time check.

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However, MPs from both Self-Defence and the LPR will be reluctant to face the voters, as the two parties' opinion poll ratings have collapsed since the 2005 parliamentary election.

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What is odd is that the new boss, Piotr Farfal, comes from the League of Polish Families (LPR), a radical right-wing outfit, normally seen as an arch-enemy by Warsaw's liberals.

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The LPR has not returned to that level since.

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The prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party removed all ministers belonging to Self-Defence and the Catholic-nationalist League of Polish Families (LPR), replacing them with PiS loyalists and non-party experts.

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