[5][6][7][8][9] It was formed with the backing of the South African Council of Messianic Churches in Christ (SACMCC), which together are supported by millions of congregants.

[10] In January 2019, it was announced that the party, if brought to power, would return the death penalty and scrap low pass marks in public schools.

[11] Mzwanele Manyi, the former chief of policy and strategy for the ATM, further states that the party plans to bring about capital punishment regardless of the constitution not consenting to such matters.

Manyi claims that this is due to South Africa being abused as a "haven" for people who commit crimes and need a place to evade the law.

[13] The party contested its first elections in 2019, winning two seats nationally, as well as one each in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal legislatures.