Spartiate

The prosecution of 11 MPs of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party for voter fraud on Thursday may radically change the composition of Parliament. 

The leader of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party has said that he "supports and embraces all the MPs of his party," as two of his MPs declared themselves independent hours after a Supreme Court prosecutor brought charges of electoral fraud against eleven MPs elected with the party in the last election.

The Prosecutor of the Supreme Court has brought charges of electoral fraud against eleven lawmakers of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party, Kathimerini understands, in a case that could affect the parliamentary seats of the other parties. 

The charges do not include party leader Vassilis Stigas.

Ilias Kasidiaris, the imprisoned former deputy leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group, was questioned from prison on Monday by the Supreme Court prosecutor, who is carrying out a preliminary investigation regarding allegations that the nationalist Spartiates (Spartans) party was, in fact, a shell party that he created to take part in elections which he was barred from participating due to his

Eleven MPs of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party have been summoned to provide explanations as suspects by Supreme Court Prosecutor Georgia Adeilini regarding their potential involvement in electoral fraud during this year's legislative elections. A request has already been made to Parliament to lift their immunity.

The far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party appears to be on course for dissolution after the fallout triggered by the accusations leveled by its president, Vassilis Stigas, at three of his deputies of being under the influence of "outside centers," and employing "Greek mafia and Don Corleone" practices.

By "outside centers" he meant jailed neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris.

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.

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.

The entry into Parliament of three far-right parties and the radical leftist Course of Freedom is, without doubt, the most alarming message to emerge from Sunday's general election. It should not, however, sully the deeper message from the ballot box, which, dare I say, is not negative.

With the small parties on the left and right of the political spectrum jostling for a place in the limelight of Parliament, Kathimerini takes a look at the profile of their prospective voters.

The scene to the right of New Democracy consists of Hellenic Solution, Niki and Spartiates (Spartans), hovering above and below the 3% threshold, according to the polls.