The key founding members of GDP are Dr. Kem Ley (assassinated on 10 July 2016),[9] Dr. Yang Saing Koma, Mr. Yeng Virak and Dr. Sam Inn and more.

Pen Vanna Committee Chairman of discipline and resolution - Thuok Bona The original ideas behind the founding of the GDP were as follows: The official logo of the party is triangular representing “bottom-up democracy.” The logo has four colors: green, blue, red and white.

For the election campaign among the general population, the GDP has summarized the key nation building policies in a one-page format which is known as Sor 5 policies, the Khmer acronym for five sectors, including: economy and jobs, health, education and youth, social welfare and public services and democratic governance.

Among the 125 policies, 15 policies have been selected for the general campaign: Economy and jobs Health care Education and youth Social protection and welfare Public services and democratic governance It is important to note that the party will meet again in June 2018 to decide the next step in the process of participation in the election, including the election of the top candidate or prime minister (PM) candidate.

The party garnered 70,291 or 1.11% of the popular votes on July 29, 2018 parliamentary election but short of winning a seat in the National Assembly of Cambodia.