Kyriakos Velopoulos

"We have said that we want gun ownership for the Greek man, training for the Greek woman, for everyone," the leader of the nationalist Greek Solution party, Kyriakos Velopoulos, said in an interview with state-run broadcaster ERT, commenting on the murder of a woman by her former partner outside a police station. His party is on the rise in the latest opinion polls.

Gains for Velopoulos and Freedom’s Course after the discussion of the vote of no confidence in Parliament – In this poll, Greek Solution was measured higher than the KKE

With the EU elections on the horizon, one party in Greece, Greek Solution, is seeing a notable surge in support. The rise of this far right nationalist party also mirrors broader trends in the far right across Europe, and many are beginning to ask whether this resurgent far-right is here to stay.

As the EU election rapidly approaches, several pollsters indicate a notable surge in support for Greek Solution, with Kyriakos Velopoulos attracting voters from both Niki and Spartiates. 

The members of the KKE and the New Left were conspicuously absent - The obstruction of Konstantopoulou, the refusal of Velopoulos to concede his turn and the delay of Haritsis due to traffic

Ruling New Democracy has accused Kyriakos Velopoulos, the leader of the populist nationalist Greek Solution party, of disseminating "fake news" concerning Greece's border fence intended to prevent illegal migration along the Evros border with Turkey.

I have begun to wonder whether the term "extreme right" is the most suitable one for us to understand the wide range of politics adopted by significant sections of the population and which include radical, conservative (reactionary) concepts, extreme nationalism and nativism, the rejection of experts and institutions, suspicion towards local and foreign elites, and antagonism towards migrants a

Greek Solution leader Kyriakos Velopoulos, who voted in Thessaloniki, said that his party is the only solution to Greece's problems on Sunday.

"I, and we, insist that anyone going behind the curtain of the polling station today think logically. To take a minute to think and to choose the path of solving this country's and this nation's problems," he said.

Migration Reform

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson speaks to the media prior to the European Home Affairs Ministers Council meeting in Luxembourg, 08 June 2023. EPA-EFE/JULIEN WARNAND

Greek Solution chief Kyriakos Velopoulos has hailed the results of Sunday's legislative elections, which saw his pro-Russian nationalist party enter Parliament with nearly 4.5 percent of the vote.

"We have been through fire and hurricane," he told journalists after the release of provisional results late Sunday.