[7] The Country Party was involved in the Nationalist Pressure Group in debates surrounding the formation of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea.
The party supported the country becoming a republic rather than a monarchy upon independence, unsuccessfully moving for the draft constitution to be amended to that effect prior to its adoption in 1975.
[9] Giregire revived the party for the 2002 election after years of inactivity, with ex-politicians Albert Mokai, Mackenzie Dauge, James Ibras and Bionte Heruo as regional co-ordinators.
Giregire described the party's ideology as conservative but "more aggressive in addressing basic fundamentals of the society", specifically targeting the rural population.
[13] Maxtone-Graham was re-elected for the Country Party in the 2007 election and was joined by Jim Nomane, who won in Chuave Open.