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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agora, Golden Dawn saw its power drop by about two percent. Interestingly, the decline stopped as party...Draped across Golden Dawn party offices in a northern Athens suburb, a large white banner proudly... of them voted for Golden Dawn because they wanted someone big and strong to stand up to the political
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Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020
turbulence caused by the Golden Dawn trial refused to subside. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flew... regarding its intentions to engage in a dialogue with Greece within the framework of the so–called... the Golden Dawn affair as the court prepared to issue its sentences to the leadership and members
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF... during the first nine months of the year. Personal income tax (PIT) was below target by 763 million
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Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
AgoraBarring any last minute upsets, Golden Dawn will officially become Greece’s third-largest party.... In the 2009 national elections, Golden Dawn gained less than 0.3 percent of the vote. In June 2012, 6.9... of Golden Dawn. For decades the two parties that governed Greece - PASOK and New Democracy - often fed
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Polls show Golden Dawn support dropping after murder, New Democracy profiting most
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo more opinion polls published this week have shown a drop in support for Golden Dawn, with New... indicated that backing for Golden Dawn had plummeted by 4 percentage points since June, from 10.8... by a Golden Dawn member. The Alco poll put New Democracy first on 21 percent and SYRIZA second on 19.2 percent
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Conclusion of Golden Dawn trial unlikely to usher in greater political unity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe sentencing process in the Golden Dawn trial was coming to its conclusion on Wednesday... of the Golden Dawn trial and the sentencing of the party leadership and some members as an ideal opportunity... to draw parallels between SYRIZA and Golden Dawn in terms of the language and political culture
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The reflection in Golden Dawn's mirror
AgoraIt’s been a while since Greece’s media and political parties paid any attention to Golden Dawn... walked in front of the Golden Dawn lawmaker while the latter was speaking in Parliament. The incident... dealing decisively with Golden Dawn for years? Apart from a brief moment of unity in late 2013, when
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Government tries to purge police of Golden Dawn influence as poll shows support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe consequences of last week’s murder of an anti-fascist rapper by a Golden Dawn supporter... the government about the levels to which far right Golden Dawn had infiltrated the police... activities after tending to turn a blind eye to its actions. There are strong indications that Golden Dawn
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern
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Golden Dawn support down to 2012 levels but with potential to rise again, poll shows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSupport for Golden Dawn has fallen to pre-election levels according a new poll, which also suggests... that a sizeable proportion of Greeks are not yet willing to believe that Golden Dawn is the threat to Greece... with the charge against Golden Dawn that views the grouping as a criminal organisation, 22 percent disagree
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