Complex sentence: Martino did an attemp to follow the steps of Eneas, but after his great showing in 2002, he suffered a complete defeat in 2004, getting no more than 260 votes.
Split into simpler sentences: Martino did an attemp to follow the steps of Eneas. But after his great growing in 2002, he suffered a complete defeat in 2004, getting no more than 260 votes.