The party was created in January 2016 after Yacoub Ould Moine, ex-MP for the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), left the party and applied to register a new party called "Democratic Alliance" in December 2015,[3] although the party got its current name when registered.[4]
The party is considered to represent the Moine family[3] and to have been created by Ould Moine due to the refusal of Ahmed Ould Daddah, leader of the RFD, of a dialogue with the government that doesn't have previously set conditions[5] and in order to get closer to the administration of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz,[4] although the party remained first as part of a "moderate opposition".[6]
The party emphasizes the need for "national unity" and "social peace of the Nation" being untouchable lines and supports strengthening the country's institutions.[6]