The party was founded in November 1944 by Imre Csécsy, although it was not organised properly until the spring of 1945.

[1] In the parliamentary elections that year it received just 0.1% of the vote, failing to win a seat.

Prior to the 1949 elections it was forced to join the Communist-led Hungarian Independent People's Front.

The Front ran a single list chosen by the Hungarian Working People's Party, with MRP members winning four seats.

[2] * Limit for parties to join the National Assembly in Hungary is 5 % of popular votes