Andrzej Lepper was a former deputy prime minister and agriculture minister . The party has been in power since the fall of communism but is now facing an election for its first ever parliamentary seat. The party statement said he had left its members `` suddenly , leaving a better world of truth and love , as a true Catholic who believed sincerely and warmly . '' His Self-Defense Party paid tribute to a `` distinguished politician , statesman ''
Andrzej Lepper was a former deputy prime minister and agriculture minister . The party has been in power since the fall of communism but is now facing an election for its first ever parliamentary seat. His Self-Defense Party paid tribute to a `` distinguished politician , statesman ''