After Martinelli was arrested for illegal wiretapping during his presidency on 12 June 2017, Rómulo Roux took over as a leader of the Democratic Change party.

In February 2020, a faction led by Martinelli decided to renounce CD and create the Realizing Goals party.

[12] As an alternative, several names were chosen using the initials of the former president Martinelli (RM), with Realizing Goals (Realizando Metas) being the most accepted.

[13] After Martinelli was convicted on money laundering charges in July 2023, and the Supreme Court rejected his appeal on 2 February 2024, he was rendered ineligible to be president.

[14] The amount of seats allocated for the PARLACEN is based on the vote share obtained by each party in the presidential election.