Savané ran as the party's presidential candidate in the 1993 election, taking 2.91% of the vote.

[1] AJ/PADS was the only major opposition group to consistently refuse to participate in the government under President Abdou Diouf and the Socialist Party (PS).

[5][6] In the parliamentary election held on 29 April 2001, AJ/PADS won 4.05% of the popular vote and 2 out of 120 seats in the National Assembly.

Party spokesman Madièye Mbodj said that boycotting was "not an efficient means to meet a political demand".

[10] After 2007, split developed in the party between the "reformist" and "communist" factions, with the latter group, which includes Madièye Mbodj, criticizing Savané and party leadership for their cooperation with Wade and alleged abandonment of communist ideas for the sake of self-interest.