The union was made around the party's Charter. A IMS To set up a credible political occitanist movement, independent of all parties and struggling for Occitan self-government. To disalienate and conscientize the Occitan people. To make the Occitan question come out in the political field. Since 1987, the Occitan Party has contested elections at all levels in different constituencies.
Party members hold office in a few townships.
The Occitan Party takes part in economical or regional development struggles. They also take part in the defence of the Occitan language and identity. That grouping has some deputies in the European Parliament. The national Bureau is elected every two years by a Congress. That Congress is open to every member.