Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski (R) hands his resignation documents to his twin brother President Lech Kaczynski, during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw 05 November 2007. Poland's unprecedented political double act ended today, as election-losing conservative Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski handed his resignation to his identical twin, President Lech Kaczynski. In a televised ceremony, Jaroslaw Kaczynski gave up power almost 16 months to the day since taking office. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski (R) hands his resignation documents to his twin brother President Lech Kaczynski, during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw 05 November 2007. Poland's unprecedented political double act ended today, as election-losing conservative Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski handed his resignation to his identical twin, President Lech Kaczynski. In a televised ceremony, Jaroslaw Kaczynski gave up power almost 16 months to the day since taking office.

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