Party founder and current leader is Montenegrin-Serbian businessman Miodrag "Daka" Davidović, who is known as a great benefactor of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a longtime financier of the Montenegrin opposition during the a thirty-year long DPS-led regime in Montenegro.

On 2 August 2020, the Popular Movement officially decided to enter the common opposition electoral list with Democratic Front and the SNP, in order to participate at the forthcoming parliamentary election, forming big tent "For the Future of Montenegro" pre-election coalition.

Dobričanin and Vučinić both was elected to the Parliament,[5] after the coalition won 32.55% of popular vote and 27 seats in the parliament,[6] while Montenegrin professor close to Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and Davidović's alliance, Zdravko Krivokapić was selected new prime minister-designate of Montenegro by the new parliamentary majority in September 2020, announcing economical reforms, fight against corruption, as well as withdrawal of the disputed law on religious communities.

"[8] On 21 November 2020, at the church's holiday of Holy Archangel Michael, the businessman Miodrag Davidović announced that he is founding a political party under the name the Popular Movement (of Montenegro).

[10] Party failed to achieve a significant result in competition with another right-wing populist list led by Democratic Front alliance, which enjoyed support by the SNS-led regime in Serbia.