At the end of 1979, following an invitation of famous colleagues from Western universities, he nominated himself at the elections of the Parliament of the Croatian National Council and was elected at the top of the list consisting of thirty representatives.
Koncem 1979. godine na poziv poznatih kolega sa zapadnih sveučilišta kandidirao se na izborima za Sabor Hrvatskog narodnog vijeća i izabran je pri vrhu liste tridesetorice sabornika.