The party was founded on 10 January 1991 under the leadership of the writer Sabri Godo, who was also its first Chairman.

In the 1992 elections the party received 2.9% of the national vote and won a single seat.

[6] They joined a coalition with the Democratic Party, but had little influence on the policies being shaped.

The 1996 elections saw the party almost double its share of the vote to 5.9%, winning three seats.

However, it was reduced to a single seat, after seeing its vote share fall to just 2.1% of the national total.