sentences:  They would go on to have members elected to town councils in 1983 as part of the Rally for the Republic (RPR)-Union for French Democracy (UDF) list.Following the 1979 European elections, Roland Gaucher, who had been in charge of "Initiative nationale", left the PFN along with François Brigneau to join again the National Front (FN).The party also endured failure, notably in 1981 when they were unable to secure the 500 signatures necessary to get Pascal Gauchon as a candidate for the presidency.