Greece’s Supreme Court, Arios Pagos, ruled on Wednesday afternoon that the far-right party, Spartiates – the Spartans – cannot participate in the upcoming European elections on June 9, 2024. Although the reasoning has not published yet, Mega TV reported that the Supreme Court suggested that the former No 2 of …

Unprecedented scenes in the Greek Parliament: A independent MP punched and insulted a fellow lawmaker from another opposition party. Both lawmakers  are members of the conservative far-right. Attacker MP Konstantinos Floros was elected to the Parliament on the Spartans ticket and supporter of  ex Golden Dawn No 2, Ilias Kassidiaris. …

The Prosecutor of Greece’s Supreme Court ordered on Thursday the criminal prosecution of 11  MPs of the far-right opposition party Spartiates (Spartans) as well as of the jailed former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, on charges of defrauding the electorate. The head of the Spartiates party, Vasilis Stigas, is not …

Τhe Ethics Committee of the Greek Parliament unanimously decided on Thursday to propose that the plenary lift the immunity of 11 MPs of the opposition party “Spartiates” (Spartans). The committee has in fact accepted a request by Supreme Court (Areios Paghos) prosecutor so that justice can continue its investigation into …

Neo-Nazis wearing hoods threw gasoline inside a Metro wagon full with commuters in Monastiraki station in downtown Athens on Wednesday evening, recorded the attempted arson of citizens on a video and uploaded it on social media. Eye-witnesses told media that they were throwing oil and gazoline shouting “we are going …

Twenty-one Italian Neo-fascists were detained at the Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” and were taken to Police headquarters late on Tuesday. They were denied entry to Greece for “reasons of national security.” They had flown to Athens to participate to events marking the anniversary of the killing of two neo-Nazi Golden …

Greek police has been set on high alert due to a planned far-right and neo-Nazis rally in Athens on Wednesday, November 1, even though police has banned rallies throughout Attica from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday. The rally is being organized to mark the shooting of two members …

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

Leader of far-right opposition party Spartiates – Spartans – Vassilis Stigas sat alone in the Parliament during the debate in the wildfires on Thursday. The leader of a party with 11 deputies is at odds with his own “army”, he lashed out at them speaking of “Greek Mafia” and “Don …

The first two bills prepared by the newly-elected Greek government will strive to make communication between citizens and public administration easier and more digital, Minister of State Makis Voridis said in two televised interviews on Tuesday and late on Monday night. Speaking on Mega channel on Monday, Voridis said the …

Projected seat distribution on the basis of revised exit poll. Eight parties in the Greek Parliament, three of them far-right. MeRA25 of Yanis Varoufakis did not pass the 3% threshold and stays out of the Parliament. Abstention is at 48%! Seats projection ND 157 SYRIZA 47 PASOK 33 KKE 20 …

Polling centers in Greece closed at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, and the exit polls show a clear victory for conservative New Democracy. Not that exit polls are ‘estimations’ therefore the rates are vary. Based on the exit polls, it is still unclear how many political parties will pass …

Friday, June 23, is the last day political parties rally for entrance and/or a high number of seats in the Greek Parliament ahead of the election on Sunday. Opinion polls show former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy party winning by a wide margin of more than 20% over …

In working-class neighborhoods on the outskirts of Athens, Spiros Richard Hagabimana is going door-to-door in an election campaign that could see him become Greece’s first black lawmaker. It is a remarkable journey for Hagabimana, who just eight years ago was jailed in his native Burundi for refusing to open fire …

Greece’s supreme Court excluded the party of neo-Nazi and Golden Dawn convict Ilias Kasidiaris from the general elections on May 21. the party is one of the 14 excluded from the elections out of a 50 in total submissions. With a majority vote of 9 to 1, the judges ruled …

Ruling New Democracy enjoys a 6.2-point lead over main opposition SYRIZA, according to an opinion poll conducted by Alco, on behalf of broadcaster Alpha. If elections were held now, 31.6% of respondents said they would vote for conservative New Democracy, 25.4% for left-wing SYRIZA, 8.9% for socialist PASOK, 6.1% for …

Greece’s Parliament approved the new legislation in order to prevent the participation in the elections of criminal organizations under the guise of a political party, such as the far-right. The legislation, which targets the extreme-right National Party-Greeks of jailed former Golden Dawn member Ilias Kasiadiaris, was passed with the vote …

The vice-president of the Supreme Court resigned on Monday in legal dispute with the conservative Mitsotakis government over the ban on far-right party ahead of the upcoming general elections on May 21. Vice president Christos Tzanerikos was going to preside over the A1 Section of the courts that will judge …

 A retired senior prosecutor in Greece was named Friday as the new leader of a far-right party as it seeks to sidestep a ban on its participation in an upcoming general election. Participation of the Greeks Party could potentially change the outcome of the May 21 parliamentary election as poll …

Τhe Athens Bar Association’s disciplinary board removed lawyer Konstantinos Plevris, for a Nazi salute in front of judges and a crowd of people at an appeal hearing of Golden Dawn in October 2022. Plevris, who is well-known for his Nazi support, was representing Giannis Lagos, a MEP and former GD …