Neo-Nazi "Golden Dawn" party re-enters the Greek parliament with 6,92% of votes and 18 deputies

Alert DateJune 17, 2012 Country: Greece General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Nationalism, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Political discourse -parties - orgs Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Political Discourse

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The neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn retains its percentage of 6th May elections, in the repeat parliamentary elections of June 17th, 2012. Golden Dawn gained 6,92% of votes and 18 seats out of 300 in the Greek Parliament [1].

Given the recent violent incidents in which Golden Dawn's members and supporters were involved, this is a suprising result. In an attemt to give a martyr-like image to Golden Dawn, the party's leader, Nikos Mihaloliakos, refered to these incidents as an attempt of the establishment to exclude his party from the electoral spectrum (see video).

 

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  1. Ministry of Interior, http://ekloges.ypes.gr/v2012b/public/index.html?lang=en#{%22cls%22:%22party%22,%22params%22:{%22id%22:41}}, Accessed on 18.06.2012