On April 22 , 2010 the Democratic Left Alliance chose Napieralski to replace Jerzy Szmajdziński , who had died in a plane crash , as its candidate in the upcoming presidential election . Napieralski finished third , receiving 13.68 % of the votes , and did not advance to the second round of the election
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2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Grzegorz Napieralski