After receiving a small number of votes, the MDN lost its legal status in the 2004 municipal elections. After an ephemeral alliance with Alliance for the Republic (APRE), the MDN is, as of 2006, in an electoral alliance with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN).
Following a limited number of votes, the MDN lost its official status in the 2004 municipal election. After this, it formed a short-lived alliance with the Alliance for the Republic (APRE), and is now part of an electoral partnership with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN).