The alliance was formed on 10 November 2018, leaders of both parties held a signing ceremony in Yerevan where a memorandum of cooperation was initialed.

The alliance participated in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, however they did not win any seats in the National Assembly.

[9][10] Both parties are considerably pro-European and have called for closer relations and integration between Armenia and the European Union.

During the election campaign, the Free Democrats advocated that Armenia should withdraw its membership from the Eurasian Union and pursue closer relations with the EU.

The Republic Party also campaigned on the platform that Armenia should withdraw from the Eurasian Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization.