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Following independence, the party contested the [[1983 Vanuatuan general election|1983 elections]], winning one seat, taken by [[Harry Karaeu]]. This seat was lost in the [[1987 Vanuatuan general election|1987 elections]], but the party won a seat again in the [[1991 Vanuatuan general election|1991 elections]]. The party retained its single seat in the [[1995 Vanuatuan general election|1995 elections]], but lost their parliamentary representation in the [[1998 Vanuatuan general election|1998 elections]]. It regained a seat in the [[2008 Vanuatuan general election|2008 elections]], with [[Havo Moli]] elected in [[Malo/Aore]].<ref name=DP>[https://dailypost.vu/news/nagriamel-movement-still-has-strongholds-support-patunvanu/article_95dce053-6444-54af-966c-a6a4e94b560b.html Nagriamel movement still has strongholds support: Patunvanu] Daily Post, 2 January 2016</ref> Moli was subsequently appointed Minister for Agriculture.

In the [[2012 Vanuatuan general election|2012 elections]] the party won three seats, with Moli joined in parliament by [[Samsen Samson]] and [[John Lum]].<ref name=DP/> It retained all three seats in the [[2016 Vanuatuan general election|2016 elections]] before losing two in [[2020 Vanuatuan general election|2020]]. In the [[2022 Vanuatuan general election|2022 election]] the party retained its only seatsseat and remained in the opposition.

The party tends to support Vanuatu's status as a [[tax haven]] as well as private enterprise, but is in favour of free education and health care (generally a position popular on the [[Left-wing|left]]), and is against modern individualism corrupting customary values.