 The party's growth in 1989 elections did not permit Henny Eman's return to office.He accepted a seat in the opposition bench of Parliament.Henny Eman was awarded with the Order of Francisco de Miranda ("Orden Francisco de Miranda") and Order of the Liberator ("Orden del Libertador") by the Government of Venezuela and made an Officer of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ("Officier in de orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw") by the Government of the Netherlands.