▁its ▁symbol ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁campaign ▁and , ▁if ▁elected , ▁abandoned ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁winning ▁side ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁met . ▁Thus , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁SY L ▁parliament ary ▁coh ort ▁had ▁sw elled ▁from ▁ 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁eleven ▁S NC ▁members ▁had ▁formed ▁a ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁SY L , ▁which ▁held ▁ 1 2 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 3 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁ 1 2 0 ▁left ▁the ▁SY L ▁after ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁Eg al ' s ▁cabinet ▁became ▁clear ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁his ▁program , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁bound ▁to ▁dis ple ase ▁some ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁winning ▁side . ▁Of fer ed ▁a ▁huge ▁list ▁of ▁candidates , ▁the ▁almost ▁ 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁vot ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁took ▁delight ▁in ▁defe ating ▁inc umb ents . ▁Of ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁deput ies , ▁ 7 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 3 ▁were ▁not ▁returned ▁( including ▁ 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁cabinet ), ▁but ▁these ▁figures ▁did ▁not ▁une qu iv oc ally ▁demonstrate ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁the ▁government . ▁Statist ically , ▁they ▁were ▁nearly ▁identical ▁with ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4