Founded in 2015 by political activist
Christos Rigas, it served as a nationalist party that aimed to replicate the success of
Golden Dawn. Christos was formerly a member of Golden Dawn however left after conflicts with the direction and public perception of the party. LEPEN seeks to become a moderate replacement for the Golden Dawn, it claims to have no connections with
Neo-Nazism and
Neo-fascism, party leadership rejects both ideologies. The party has promoted itself as a party for "pure nationalists", targeting right-wing
nationalists as its main voting base. Reportedly, it receives support from members of the former
National Political Union, an anti-communist party led by dictator,
Georgios Papadopoulos. LEPEN also receives support from members of the
right-wing populist,
Popular Orthodox Rally, and even its rival
Golden Dawn. In December 2020, the formation of a coalition was announced by ELASYN, The Popular Hellenic Patriotic Union (LEPEN), the "Spartans" party, the United Front of Greek Ideology of Compatriots (EMEIS) and the
Front Line, with the prospect of a joint electoral descent with the name
K.Y.M.A of Hellenism. In February 2021, the coalition announced the collaboration of the formation with the retired captain and chief of the Popular Citizens Movement (LAKIP) Andreas Petropoulos. In November 2021, ELASYN announced its departure from the K.Y.M.A of Hellenism. In August 2022 Rigas announced his party cooperation with the
National Party – Greeks and its candidacy in
Etoloakarnania for the 2023 elections. ==Ideology==