The parties initially pledged to run respectful campaigns against one another, and their mayoral candidates speculated about forming a coalition government after the election.
[5] The MAG and MCM remained rivals on council, and in September 1982 Fainstat sued Auf der Maur for unfairly branding him as a communist.
[6] The two parties nonetheless held coalition talks prior to the 1982 municipal election, but these ended in failure.
Drapeau was re-elected to another term in office and MCM candidate Jean Doré finished a credible second in the mayoral contest, while the MAG's Henri-Paul Vignola placed third with just over 15 per cent of the vote.
[11] Auf der Maur effectively dissolved the party five days later, announcing that it would discontinue operations and that its members would sit as independents.