In the first round of the presidential elections held on 13 March 2005, Massi won 3.2% of the vote.
[2] He backed François Bozizé in the second round[3] and became a Minister of State in the government after the elections.
[4] In the simultaneous National Assembly elections, the party was reduced to a single seat.
After Massi was appointed as Political Coordinator of the Union of Democratic Forces for the Rally (UFDR) rebel group,[5] FODEM rejected this move and expelled Massi from the party; it established a provisional political bureau on 22 May 2008 with Joseph Garba Ouangolé as President.
[6] In 2010, FODEM joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the 2011 general elections.