[9] In the legislative elections on 3 November 2002, the party got 7.5% of the popular vote and no seats.

It was considered as success for a political party to get 7.5% of the vote at the first election entered.

[citation needed] After the 2002 elections, TMSF[10] assumed ownership of Uzan's companies and later sold them.

Some saw this as an attempt of the current parliament to stop Cem Uzan and his Young Party.

When he was under investigation, he used advertising space between the first and second halves of Champions League football games to launch political assaults upon his opponents.