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Greece’s Top Court Bars Jailed Far-Right Politician from Election

Ilias Kasidiaris addresses a press conference in Athens when he was a Golden Dawn lawmaker in October 2013. Photo: EPA/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS

Kasidiaris is currently serving a 13-year jail sentence for his key role in the far-right wing party Golden Dawn in 2020.

While serving his sentence, he created a new far-right party, the National Party - Greeks.