The party was established under the direction of the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, who visited the siege of Sarajevo in 1992 and was disturbed by what he saw.
[2] As the siege continued, Lévy became increasingly frustrated with Mitterrand's refusal to lift the arms embargo on Bosnia, and founded the party in protest.
The party received significant media attention due to vocal supporters like André Glucksmann.
[4] However, shortly before the election, on 30 May, Levy announced that he was withdrawing from the race, claiming that he had achieved his goal of increasing awareness.
[4][3] The campaign in France inspired a similar initiative in Sweden, called “Sarajevo List”.