The party was founded and led by Prince Godefroid Kamatari, one of the heirs to the Burundian throne, until his death on the 20 August 2005.
The main stated goal of the party is the restoration of Burundi's monarchy, which was abolished in 1966, which it asserts resulted in violent ethno-national conflict between the Tutsis and the Hutus.
During that time, many members of the Tutsi royal family were assassinated by Hutu nationalists, and civil wars have ravaged the small country ever since.
Prince Godefroid was able to communicate the central ideology of the party in his statement that "the monarchy lasted 500 years in Burundi in a political environment of stability and cohabitation because the King was the symbol of national unity."
The party chose Princess Esther Kamatari, Godefroid's sister and a former fashion model in Paris, to run as their presidential candidate in the 2005 elections.