In government, the party advocated for conservative, familistic policies through the implementation of expanded social welfare and pro-natalist measures, while concurrently opposing the promotion of LGBT and reproductive rights.

In June and July 2010,[20] it was rumoured that OĽaNO would refuse to back the programme of the new centre-right coalition,[21] which included Freedom and Solidarity, and whose majority depended on Ordinary People.

As Prime Minister (2020–2021), Igor Matovič's leadership was marked by a combative and chaotic style, leading to tensions within the coalition and his eventual resignation amid a government crisis.

It describes how Prime Minister Igor Matovič created a parallel structure outside the country’s established legislative framework for crisis management, which some viewed as unconstitutional.

The study also notes that while the government faced significant instability and internal conflicts, its stance on European integration and Euro-Atlantic cooperation improved during this period.

[28][29] Party leader Igor Matovič endorsed the 2015 referendum initiated by Alliance for Family, voting against the introduction of same-sex marriages, adoptions and compulsory sex education in state schools.

[30] Before the 2020 parliamentary election, Matovič announced that his party would not join a coalition government that wanted to establish civil unions or loosen drug policy.

[31] Frequently identified as a business-firm party,[18][19] OĽaNO lacks any internal democratic structures, and Matovič decides on the composition of the electoral list, admission of members and political nominations.