The party's platform is based on Christian humanist doctrine,[2] and its five main principles are common wealth, dignity of the human person, equality, solidarity and subsidiarity.

[11] The ideology of the party can be traced back to national hero José Trinidad Cabañas's principles and thinking.

Moreover, in the late 1800s, actors such as Ponciano Leiva and Luis Bogran made efforts to conform an institution which reflected their ideology.

[15] Former President Porfirio Lobo was accused in March 2017 by the New York's DA office for helping protect drug organizations.

[16] In April 2022, former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who served two terms between 2014 and January 2022, was extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.