 In the general elections of the same year the coalition obtained 46,962 votes for Congreso de los Diputados in Catalonia (1.59%) and 9,620 votes (0.51%) in the Valencian Country.For Senate BEAN supported the successful independent candidacy of Lluís Maria Xirinacs in Barcelona.In 1980, after the departure of PSAN and POUM, the coalition became a party.