The party was established by longtime opposition figure, Alla Dzhioyeva, when her victory in the 2011 presidential election was annulled.
The party stated that their express goal was the promotion of political, economic, social reforms on a vaguely anti-establishment platform.
[2] The founding congress also stated that the party was built upon "professional" and "patriotic" individuals and adopted district heads, a logo, and anthem.
[4] Dzhioyeva was the education minister of Eduard Kokoity from 2002 to 2008 when she was fired and arrested for fraud and official misconduct and was sentenced to a 24-month suspension and a fine of ₽120,000.
[3] Dzhioyeva would go on to be named Tibilov's deputy prime-minister for social affairs in 2012, serving in the capacity until she quit in 2014, largely retiring from politics, although the party was never formally disestablished, with Dzhioyeva using it to organize support for a few key issues and to denounce scandals.