The party was founded on 12 March 2013 as Party of United Pensioners and Citizens of Macedonia (Macedonian: Партија на обединети пензионери и граѓани на Македонија – ПОПГМ, Partiјa na obedineti penzioneri i gragjani na Makedoniјa – POPGM), with Boris Stojanoski as the chair and 250 others present.
[3] It states that "NATO and EU membership is the best long-term framework for guaranteeing the preservation of national interests".
[3] The programme also proposes a self-sufficient nation with regards to food, and an increased role of agriculture in the Macedonian economy.
[3] In its 2016 election manifesto, POPGM called for a number of electoral reforms, such as the reduction of MPs in the Assembly of North Macedonia from 123 to 90 and limiting the Prime Minister to 2 terms.
[8] In addition, it called for the complete secularisation of the government, judicial reform, and reducing emigration from North Macedonia.