▁Polish ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁party ▁leader , ▁he ▁challeng ed ▁Aleks ander ▁K wa ś n iew ski ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁president ial ▁election ▁( 1 . 3 % ▁votes ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁SO ▁organ ised ▁campaign s ▁of ▁blocking ▁major ▁roads ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁public ▁opinion ▁and ▁mass ▁media ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁imp over ishment ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁agricult ure . ▁Le pper ▁won ▁ 3 . 0 5 % ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁Le pper ' s ▁party ▁enter ▁the ▁lower ▁chamber ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Parliament ▁( Se jm ). ▁Le pper ▁was ▁elected ▁from ▁K osz alin ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁Le pper ' s ▁party ▁received ▁ 1 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁ 5 6 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁biggest ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁Se jm . ▁And r zej ▁Le pper ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁president ial ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁candidate ▁and ▁received ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁result . ▁ ▁Le pper ▁led ▁the ▁SO ▁party ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁majority ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁Pi S ▁party ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁assuming ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the