The party promotes traditional family values, advocates for Lithuania's independence from the European Union, opposes immigration.

Due to disagreements, the Homeland Union suspended Uoka's and Songaila's membership leading to the demerger.

On 23 August 2013, the Nationalist Union signed the Declaration of Bauska together with Conservative People's Party of Estonia and All for Latvia!.

The declaration calls for a new national awakening of the Baltic states and warns about threats posed by Cultural Marxism, international globalism, multiculturalism and Russian imperial ambitions.

[5][6] In November 2013, the Seimas amended the law on political parties requiring a minimum of 2,000 members (up from 1,000) with a grace period of two years to increase the membership.