Right-wing populism in Greece
On the ineligibility of convicted neo-Nazis
In any other European state, there would be no debate about allowing convicted neo-Nazis to submit their candidacy for any level of government, be it in local, national or European elections. This is often overlooked when discussing the possible election of members from the now-defunct neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, and its convicted former spokesman, Ilias Kasidiaris.
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Probe into ‘mafia’ remarks
Supreme Court Prosecutor Georgia Adeilini has initiated an investigation into controversial statements made by the leader of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans), Vassilis Stigas, who last week accused three of his party's MPs of being under the influence of "outside centers," drawing parallels with "the Greek mafia and Don Corleone."
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PASOK submits proposal to block far-right convict from local polls
As it had announced last week, the center-left PASOK party submitted a legislative proposal on Monday to prevent convicted former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris from running in the upcoming local elections.
PASOK bid to block jailed Kasidiaris from elections
The center-left PASOK party is undertaking a legislative initiative in order to prevent convicted former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris from running in the upcoming local elections.
Kasidiaris officially submitted his candidacy from prison last week to run for mayor of Athens in October's municipal elections. He will be running under the banner of the political party Free Athenians.
Kasidiaris officially submits candidacy for municipal elections
Imprisoned former deputy leader of Golden Dawn, Ilias Kasidiaris, officially submitted his candidacy on Friday to run for the position of Mayor of Athens in the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for October. He will be contesting under the banner of the political party Free Athenians.
ND criticizes Velopoulos for spreading ‘fake news’
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.
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Spartiates party leader dismisses mutiny by MPs
The head of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party has convened a meeting of its parliamentary group after playing down what is widely seen as a major challenge to his leadership.
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Spartiates party leader faces mutiny
The Spartiates (Spartans) party leader Vassilis Stigas is facing mutiny as nine out of 12 lawmakers from the far-right party issued a statement condemning his response to a party MP's public support for Ilias Kasidiaris' bid to run for the position of mayor of Athens.
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Judge who probed Golden Dawn named new Supreme Court chief
One of the chief investigative magistrates in the trial against the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn organization, Ioanna Klapa, has been appointed as the new president of Greece's Supreme Court.
Klapa became a judge in 1984 and joined the country's highest criminal court in August 2020 after distinguishing herself in the widely publicized trial.
Kasidiaris says he wants to run for Athens mayor
Jailed former Golden Dawn deputy leader Ilias Kasidiaris announced on Thursday that he intends to run for the mayorship of Athens in October's municipal elections.
Kasidiaris will run with the political party Free Athenians and aims to make it to the second round and be elected, he said in a statement presented by his lawyer, Vassiliki Pantazi.
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