The party formed in 2017 and became a registed federal party in 2019. Its leader has been jailed for hate-related offences, including violently assaulting two women of colour and willfuly promoting hatred. Gus Stefanis took the leadership of the CNP in 2021. He unsuccessfully ran for MP in 2019 and 2021. The CNP disbanded in 2022 and the group is now a neo-nazi "political action group."