It was founded in September 1994 after Pro Patria split and some national conservative members left, including Enn Tarto.
The People's Party of Republicans and Conservatives contested the 1995 parliamentary election under the banner of Right-wingers (Parempoolsed).
The list got 27,053 votes (5.00%) and thus managed to pass the threshold, gaining five seats in the Riigikogu.
As the new party was unlikely to pass the Riigikogu threshold of 5%, it was soon decided to co-operate with possible partners.
After election disasters in 2002 and 2003, this party reformed and renamed itself the Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond.