 Although the large parliamentary majority seemed to restore Lynch as an electoral asset, the fact that the party was returned with an enormous vote allowed Lynch to be undermined by many new TDs who were not loyal to Lynch and wanted him removed.Early on in his second term as Taoiseach, Lynch decided that he would not lead Fianna Fáil into another general election campaign.The date of January 1980 was in his mind as a possible retirement date, however, nothing had been made definite.