 In the 2001 general election the party won 5.4% for the Senate in Lombardy and 0.9% nationally, as some disgruntled voters of Lega Nord and many unintended voters gave their vote to the LAL.De Paoli was elected senator with proportional representation, after he had won 11.5% in the constituency of Albino.There he stole many votes from Roberto Calderoli, deputy for Albino since 1994 and most voted "leghista" in 1996 (51.9%), who was elected with a mere 44.2%.