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Down and out Left wing candidate, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, has withdrawn from October’s presidential elections citing ‘black propaganda’ from his opponents as the reason. The decision - announced less a month before the elections - is likely to have many repercussions. Announcing his resignation, 54-year-old Cimoszewicz spoke with much bitterness about the campaign of lies, false accusations and slander directed against him and his family. Two months ago Cimoszewicz led the race with over 30 percent support. In recent weeks he dropped to a third place, behind two centre-right candidates, as a result of a scandal about allegedly withholding information about...

Polish president rallies behind ailing leftist 2005-09-07 11:40 WARSAW, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski on Wednesday rallied behind his hand-picked candidate for successor, leftist lower house speaker Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, struggling to remain in the race. Cimoszewicz, a moderate leftist, has slipped from first to third in opinion surveys over the last six weeks after an error was found in his declaration of assets and hurt his cherished image as a clean hands politician. European Union member Poland is set to tilt to the political right in parliamentary and presidential elections this and next month, with voters angry...