Manuel Monteiro eventually would leave the party in 2009, which was led, since then, by Joel Viana until its dissolution.

[2] The party was also characterized as moderately conservative, and aimed to become the main rival of the Christian-democratic CDS-PP.

[1] The presence of the New Democracy Party caused the CDS-PP to face tensions with its coalition partner, the moderate Força Portugal.

[5] For the 2009 election, Monteiro left the party to dedicate himself exclusively to the campaign in Braga.

Monteiro found the result "deeply disappointing" and stated his desire to leave Portugal, especially in the wake of the Socialist Party's victory.

[2] One of the members of the party was João Pacheco de Amorim, a prominent journalist who worked for Portuguese newspapers such as O Diabo and Futuro Presente.