Tag: Golden Dawn
Man Charged with Murder of Greek Rapper Testifies in Court
The man charged with the 2013 murder of rap singer Pavlos Fyssas testified on Thursday before a criminal appeals court in Athens. Giorgos Roupakias, a member...
Greek Voters Turn their Backs to Far Right Golden Dawn
Far right Golden Dawn suffered a devastating defeat at Sunday's general election that may leave the party, often described as neo-Nazi, with no parliamentary...
Greece Breathes a Sigh of Relief as Golden Dawn Thrashed in EU Vote
Mainstream Greek politicians welcomed the weakening of extreme rightist party Golden Dawn on Monday, which saw the loss of close to 60 percent of...
Exit Poll: Opposition New Democracy Wins EU Elections in Greece
Greece's center-right New Democracy (ND) party is the clear winner of the European elections held on Sunday, according to the joint exit poll presented...
Opposition Maintains Double Digit Lead Over SYRIZA in New Poll
Greece's main opposition New Democracy party maintains its lead over the governing SYRIZA party, leading by 11 percentage points in a new poll conducted...
Greek Lawmaker Wanted for Treason Now Says He Respects Democracy
A Greek member of parliament arrested on Monday on treason charges has expressed regret over his outburst last week that the military should arrest...
Police Arrest Greek Lawmaker Wanted on Treason Charges
Greek police have arrested a member of parliament wanted for treason after he fled Athens on Friday in a high-speed dash across the country. Konstantinos...
Greek Police Hunt Golden Dawn Lawmaker Faced with Charges of Treason
A Golden Dawn lawmaker is on the run after Greece's authorities issued an arrest warrant following his call in the parliament on Friday for...
Golden Dawn Kicks Out Lawmaker Who Called for Greek Coup d’Etat
A far-right member of Greece's parliament has been kicked out of his own party after calling for the arrest of the country's prime minister...
Golden Dawn MP Makes Vulgar Attacks against SYRIZA Ministers in Greek Parliament
Golden Dawn MP Yiannis Lagos on Thursday verbally attacked members of the cabinet in parliament calling them "traitors" and almost came to blows with...
Golden Dawn MP Convicted of 2013 Attack on Athens Mayor
The mayor of Athens has welcomed a four-month suspended jail sentence for a far-right lawmaker convicted of trying to assault him. Georgios Kaminis tweeted: "Neo-Nazis and...
Gun Suspect Linked to Greek Far-Right
A Facebook post by a 32-year-old man arrested in Rethymno, Crete in possession of several firearms points to his membership of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party. When...
