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Analysis: Inflation, budget risks await Polish vote winner

Risk of inconclusive Oct. 15 election loomsLarge rate cut ahead of ballot raises inflation risksEconomy strong, but medium-term fiscal pressures risingWARSAW, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Less than three weeks ahead of Poland's hotly contested general election, Warsaw pensioner Jadwiga Buczek is feeling better about a cost of living crisis which, for the past two years, has hit central Europeans harder than most."Let me tell you, there was a time when I couldn't even afford to buy salmon, for example. And now I'll go and buy myself a piece of salmon...