Talk of far-right resurgence exaggerated

Too much controversy has been stirred up by the 12.77 percent won by the three far-right parties - the Spartiates (Spartans), Greek Solution and Niki (Victory) - in the June 25 legislative election. Those who fearmonger either ignore or pretend to ignore the even higher percentages obtained by the far-right in previous elections, such as the staggering percentage they received in the 2012 elections or the 11 percent in the January 2015 elections. Furthermore, they choose to turn a blind eye to the rise of the far-right across the European continent, where far-right parties are participating in government coalitions in several countries or are likely to co-govern in Spain.

So, why all this commotion when in Greece this 12.77% is split between three parties, each with different political characteristics, that renders putting them all together in the same bag a significant...