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- ↑ Serwis PKW – Wybory 2004
- ↑ Zjednoczenia nie ma. Centrum bez Inicjatywy, gazeta.pl, 28 November 2004, archived from the original on 29 November 2004
- ↑ Serwis PKW – Wybory 2005
- ↑ Serwis PKW – Wybory 2005
