The party was established in 1894 by Konstantin Stoilov,[1] winning the elections that year.
[3] However, the independent Racho Petrov was appointed prime minister and formed a cabinet with members of the People's Liberal Party,[4] who held just eight seats.
However, in 1911 the NP formed an alliance with the Progressive Liberal Party that won large majorities in the Constitutional Assembly elections in June and the parliamentary elections in September.
Party leader Ivan Evstratiev Geshov was appointed prime minister.
[4] In 1913 the party lost power again after losing all but five seats in the elections that year.