The party was created in July 2023 to contest in the
2023 provincial election following Thomas Widmann's departure from the
SVP. The dispute culminated with Kompatscher vetoing Widman's candidacy within the SVP list ahead of the 2023 provincial election, leading to Widmann leaving the party and creating his own movement. Already in June 2023, Widmann proposed the "
CDU/CSU model", two separate parties with a common program and a joint group. The party ran on a regionalist and autonomist platform, stressing Widmann's positive results during his tenure as SVP secretary and claiming that the incumbent administration has failed in prioritizing the interests of the province. In the election, the party obtained 3.4% of the votes, allowing Widmann to retain his seat in the provincial council. ==Leadership==