ition ▁partner ▁League ▁of ▁Polish ▁Famil ies , ▁announced ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁their ▁two ▁parties , ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁League ▁and ▁Self - Def ense ▁( Li S ). ▁On ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁party ▁quit ▁the ▁r uling ▁coal ition , ▁leaving ▁it ▁without ▁a ▁majority . ▁ ▁Early ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁for ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁parliament ▁( Se jm ▁and ▁Sen at ) ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁Se jm ▁voted ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁dissol ution ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁suffered ▁a ▁huge ▁vot er ▁back l ash , ▁thereby ▁failing ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁ 5 % ▁elect oral ▁threshold ▁for ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Se jm . ▁Con sequently , ▁it ▁lost ▁all ▁its ▁seats . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Polish ▁president ial ▁election , ▁but ▁received ▁just ▁ 1 . 2 8 % ▁of ▁votes ▁and ▁so ▁did ▁not ▁proceed ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁ ▁Su ic ide ▁Le pper ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁his ▁Wars aw ▁office ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Police ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁likely ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁public ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁office ▁conducted ▁ ▁investigation ▁to ▁determine ▁possible ▁mot ives ▁for ▁his ▁suic ide ▁as ▁well . ▁Le pper ▁h anged ▁himself ▁from ▁a ▁ce iling ▁hook ▁for ▁a ▁box ing ▁p unch ▁bag . ▁After ▁his ▁aut ops y , ▁f oul