Founded in the northern city of Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad in 2000, the party nominated Ulises Humala, brother of future President Ollanta Humala, for the presidency in the 2006 general election, in the election, the party received 1.1% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic.

[5] At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 1.1% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic.

[9] and was used by economist Hernando de Soto in order to run for the presidency at the 2021 general election.

[5] In their statutes they claimed to be a "second historical project" to promote "social integrationism" as an alternative to neoliberalism.

[1] Their founder Pedro Cenas claimed the party is center-left and socialist but also noted that they believe in market in contrast to "[their] colleagues who are further to the left."