NAFA was established on 31 January 2015, with many of its members having previously been part of the Congress for Democracy and Progress or the ADF–RDA.[2] In the 2015 general elections it received 4% of the vote, winning two of the 127 seats in the National Assembly,[3] one by proportional representation (taken by Zilma Bacye)[4] and one in the constituency vote (Anicet Bazie in Sanguié Province).[5]