The party is led by a seven-member secretariat: Garegin Chugaszyan, Alexander Yenikomshian, Gevorg Safaryan, Vahagn Avagyan, Arek Kyureghyan, Ruzan Yeghnukyan and Varuzhan Avetisyan.

[1] Sasna Tsrer was previously a radical opposition to the pro-Russian rule of Serzh Sargsyan and his Republican Party of Armenia,[4] whose activities culminated in the 2016 Yerevan hostage crisis.

The three parties called for the creation of a truly sovereign Armenia by ending Russian political occupation and avoiding clinging to Russia, while aligning closer with Europe.

[11] On 18 May 2021, the party confirmed that they would participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections as part of the National Democratic Pole, with Vahe Gasparyan leading the alliance.

[15][16] The party's foreign policy is strongly anti-Russian, with its manifesto calling for the "liberation of Armenia from Russian colonial rule" and the withdrawal from Russian-led organizations including the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and the CIS.

[6] The party advocates for establishing strategic alliances with the United States and Iran and building closer cooperation with the European Union, Ukraine, Georgia, China and India.