[8] The movement sets the horizon for the year 2025 to draft a democratic constitution that will replace all the European treaties that are in force today.
[17] The party received less than the 3% vote share required to obtain seats in the Hellenic Parliament, with party leader Yanis Varoufakis releasing a statement blaming Syriza's leadership for the conservative victory and stating that "Our own defeat tonight will be put under the microscope of our rigorous self-criticism".
[18] In the following June snap election, MeRA25's vote share declined further, ending with 2.5% of the vote, with Varoufakis releasing another statement blaming the result on the lack of a progressive front, claiming the result was "disproving the narrative that MeRA25 is falling apart" and stating that "Never have our people needed such a Left in Parliament more than they do now.
[20] Without capitalization, the letters of ΜέΡΑ25, μέρα (mera), spell the Greek word for "day", mirroring the Latin diem and thus showing the party's connection with DiEM25.
The party presents itself as an alliance of "Left, Green, and Liberal Greeks", standing on the grounds of European internationalism, economic rationality, and social emancipation.