A procession of neo-Nazis dressed entirely in black marched through the Melbourne CBD in the early hours of Saturday.

The group of about 100 people wore face coverings and chanted as they moved through the city just after midnight.

Victoria Police responded to what it called a “pop up protest” about 12.40am, to make sure “public order was maintained”.

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“Victoria Police respects the right to protest however there is absolutely no place for antisemitic, racist or hate-based behaviour in our society and police will not tolerate such activity.”

The march turned violent when a 26-year-old man confronted the group, and was assaulted, police said.

No arrests were made, Victoria Police said.

The group eventually walked to Flagstaff Gardens where they dispersed at about 1.25am.

Liberal Member for Caulfield David Southwick said that in the moments after the neo-Nazi march finished up, those involved attempted “to call on more people to join their forces”.

“Sadly, Victoria has become the hate state ... we have a lawless state with these extremists running the show.

“There is no place for that, no place for what we saw last night with these Nazi protestors that are actually going on a recruitment drive.

“These extremists are gutless cowards, they cover their faces and hide their identities, and they do that because they know they’re doing the wrong thing.

“I think most Victorians have had a gutful of this, they want to see a state that embraces everybody — but when you have these extremists targeting people because of their background, that’s simply unacceptable.”