It first acquired a Member of the Seimas in 2024, when Mindaugas Puidokas joined the party and was elected as its chairman.
[3] The party's formation was initiated by former Minister of Education Zigmas Zinkevičius and dissident and Catholic priest Alfonsas Svarinskas.
The party made the decision to contest Seimas and European Parliament elections for the first time in its history.
The coalition's proclaimed goals are to oppose European integration and the deployment of Lithuanian soldiers in Ukraine, and defend traditional values.
[13] After Puidokas's takeover of the party, its rhetoric has been described as supportive of Russia and peddling disinformation and conspiracy theories.