[1] The party was established in October 1996, shortly before the 1996 general elections.
In the parliamentary elections the party nominated eleven candidates,[3] receiving 1.5% of the vote and winning two seats in the National Assembly amidst a United National Independence Party boycott.
Mbikusita-Lewanika's sister Inonge was the party's presidential candidate in the 2001 general elections, and finished eleventh in a field of 12 candidates with 0.6% of the vote.
In the parliamentary elections the party's vote share was just 0.16%, resulting in it losing both seats.
In 2002 the party merged into the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy.