The PMR was established in 1991 after the country's status as a one-party state was lifted.
Unlike many opposition parties, it did not boycott the 1992 parliamentary elections.
[1] Although it received only 0.7% of the vote, it won a single seat.
The 2007 presidential elections saw the party nominate wealthy businessman Rajel dit Rachid Moustapha as its candidate,[3] but he received only 0.27% of the vote.
[2] In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party received 0.7% of the vote, failing to win a seat.