[11][15] In 2012, Irma Inashvili played an instrumental role as a journalist in obtaining the video footage which revealed the torture and rape in prisons under the Saakashvili government and resulted in its downfall in the 2012 Georgian parliamentary election.

[21] In the parliament, Alliance of Patriots introduced a legislative initiative to declare what they refer to as the "Saakashvili-Bokeria regime" of the former ruling party UNM as criminal.

[24] According to Irma Inashvili, the rape in prisons under the UNM government was not simply a form of punishment, but a form of "breaking the Georgian man" and "degrading his dignity" implemented against the "ideological enemies" in collusion with Western "pseudo-liberals" like US officials Matthew Bryza and David J. Kramer, politician John McCain and businessman George Soros.

Jorjoliani cited general agreement on core issues such as their left-wing fiscal policy and patriotic values as the reason for him joining the faction.

[29] In October, Facebook removed a network of fake accounts related to Alliance of Patriots for "spreading anti-Western propaganda and disinformation".

This allowed four businessmen on the Alliance of Patriots list, Avtandil Enukidze, Davit Zilpimiani, Gela Mikadze, and Pridon Injia, to keep their mandates and enter the parliament.

[33] Alliance of Patriots has referred to the move as a "betrayal" and described their name as "cynical", stating that a party of "4 millionaires can not be socialist".

Notably, Georgian March, Christian-Democratic Movement, and People's Party joined the Alliance of Patriots in signing the declaration.

The parties pledged to form a joint electoral list for the October parliamentary elections, vowing to represent "conservative traditionalists in Georgia's Parliament".

Its official stance is that it supports military neutrality, explicitly ruling out NATO membership, and vowing to normalize the relations with Russia while not rejecting integration into the European Union.

It has been critical of both the Georgian Dream and the United National Movement, two dominant political parties, describing them as being part of the same "corrupt elite".

At several times the Alliance of Patriots sought to initiate the process of banning the United National Movement, which it described as running the "criminal regime" from 2003 to 2012.

[12] The party program has included various left-wing pledges such as increasing pensions, the establishment of free municipal clinics and the expansion of housing rights.

[6][52] The party's social rhetoric puts an emphasis on preserving religious and cultural identity as well as protecting the nation and its traditions from external threats.

[55] Alliance of Patriots supports military neutrality, rejects the possibility of NATO membership, and welcomes warmer relations with Russia.

The party leaders additionally question whether Georgia's EU aspirations are worth the price the country pays in terms of alienating its northern neighbor.

[5][6] The party considers that in order to resolve these problems, it is necessary to prioritize improving relations with Russia rather than with the West, with its leader Ada Marshania saying that "no goals will be achieved in Geneva until we get any results in Moscow ... We have as well to look towards the north.

Political organizations engage in the criticism as well with both pro-Western opposition parties (such as United National Movement) and the Eurosceptic Georgian Dream government labeling that accusation against the group.

[3][13] Along with the party being commonly labeled as pro-Russian, allegations are widespread about both financial and political links between Alliance of Patriots and the Kremlin.

[6] In response to the leaks, Georgian Dream government questioned the party's self-proclaimed patriotism and the opposition United National Movement called for its ban.

[59][60] Additionally, in August 2020, Irma Inashvili and Giorgi Lomia visited the occupied Abkhazia region and met with religious officials as well as people connected to the separatist Abkhaz leadership.

During its visit, the Alliance of Patriots members donated an icon of the Virgin Mary to the Ilori Church of St. George in Ochamchire district.