The Liberty Korea Party had been known under this name until February 2017, during the impeachment process against Park, when it was renamed.

The first, on 16 March, was in Daegu (the birthplace of Park Geun-hye), with 1500 members (own figures).

[3] On 5 April, the registration with the national voting commission was concluded, and the party was officially founded.

The first party leaders were Park supporters Kwon Young-hae and Jeong Kwang-taek.

When Cho Won-jin joined the Saenuri Party on 10 April 2017, he hinted at his eventual candidacy for the presidency for the "Prevention of the formation of a shady leftist administration", and postponed the final decision to 12 April.