It was founded in 2009 by various social movements of workers, students, mortgage borrowers, townspeople and human rights organizations, among other actors.

[5] For the 2013 elections, the party proclaimed Roxana Miranda as its presidential candidate.

[6] The party joined the Broad Front and supported Beatriz Sánchez for President in 2017, winning a seat in the lower house.

The party was deregistered in February 2022 because it did not receive at least 5% of the votes in the 2021 parliamentary elections to maintain its legality.

[7] The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Equality Party.