The alliance was critical of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which followed and actively called for the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan to resign.

On 3 December 2020, the Homeland Salvation Movement announced former Prime Minister Vazgen Manukyan as their candidate to lead an interim government.

[4] Vazgen Manukyan had stated that, "We must be ready to take power by rebelling with lightning speed" and had previously called for an uprising to oust Nikol Pashinyan in late January 2021.

[5] Manukyan also stated that he does not seek to remain in power, but only to be a transitional Prime Minister and would organize elections that will be held one year from when he takes office.

[19] On 3 March 2021, the alliance met with the President of Armenia, Armen Sarksyan, and exchanged views on the ways to resolve the crisis in the country and reduce tensions caused by recent events.

[20] On 9 March 2021, while demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, alliance supporters blocked entries to the National Assembly and several major roads throughout downtown Yerevan, paralyzing traffic for several days.

[29][30] In April 2021, Robert Kocharyan stated that he does not wish to lead the Homeland Salvation Movement and that the alliance would not participate in the elections as a united bloc.