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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 371

Greek elections

In this Friday, May 23, 2014 file photo, Ilias Kassidiaris, lawmaker of the extreme right party Golden Dawn speaks during the main election rally of the party. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
June 9, 2023, 4:40 pm
Greek party with neo-Nazi links backs new group in bid to bypass election ban
Jailed former lawmaker Ilias Kasidiaris throws his support behind newly formed little-known Spartans Party ahead of upcoming vote
By AP
Greece's Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis votes at a polling station in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. (Yorgos Karahalis/AP)
May 21, 2023, 11:35 pm
Incumbent Greek PM routs competition at ballot box, with second round expected
With most votes counted, Kyriakos Mitsotakis leads his opponent by 20 points; conservative leader expected to call another election in hopes of winning an outright majority
By Hui Min NEO and John Hadoulis
A man leaves the voting booth as he's votes at a polling station in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)
May 21, 2023, 1:08 pm
Greeks go to the polls, with rising cost of living on voters’ minds
First election since end of post-crisis international economic supervision pits conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis against left-wing Alexis Tsipras
By Elena Becatoros and THEODORA TONGAS
Lias Kasidiaris, a former Golden Dawn lawmaker who was found guilty along with others of leading a criminal organization and faceed 13 years in prison, looks on during a trial, in Athens, October 21, 2020. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)
February 9, 2023, 3:29 pm
Far-right party banned from upcoming election in Greece
Legislative amendment disqualifies Greek National Party, whose chief is in prison over past leadership of neo-Nazi-linked Golden Dawn; opposition frets law could be abused
By Derek Gatopoulos
Outrage erupted over the appointment of Dimitris Kammenos, a minister notorious for anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks, to the Greek government on September 23, 2015. (screen grab: YouTube)
September 24, 2015, 12:04 am
Outcry as anti-Semitic 9/11 doubter joins Greek government
PM Tsipras gives transportation portfolio to Dimitris Kammenos, notorious for racist and homophobic remarks
By AFP
Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos (AP/Petros Giannakouris)
September 21, 2015, 7:36 pm
Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn makes slight gain in Greek elections
Most of its leaders are in jail, but party won 7% of the vote and is still country’s third-largest
By JTA
Greece's Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras speaks with supporters after his party's victory in the Greek general elections at his campaign headquarters in Athens on September 20, 2015. (AFP Photo/Louisa Gouliamaki)
September 21, 2015, 4:51 am
Comeback kid Tsipras storms to victory in Greek election
Despite austerity deal, left-wing Syriza party leader wins second mandate of the year, warns of ‘difficulties ahead’
By Claire Rosemberg and John Hadoulis
Leader of the left-wing Syriza party Alexis Tsipras shakes hands with a supporter as he arrives at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Fotis Plegas G.)
September 21, 2015, 12:41 am
Syriza wins Greek vote with a projected 35.5%
Conservative New Democracy party comes in second with 28%, Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn third with 7.1%
By Elena Becatoros and DEMETRIS NELLAS
Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor union gather during an anti-austerity rally in Athens, Wednesday, July 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
July 23, 2015, 4:48 am
Greek parliament tested by dissent ahead of key reform vote
Latest austerity bill, a prerequisite to obtaining new bailout funds for cash-strapped Athens, faces opposition from within ruling Syriza party
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS
A woman wearing a hat in the colors of Greece's national flag, looks at wallets designed as Euro banknotes on display, outside a kiosk in central Athens, Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
July 15, 2015, 6:15 am
Greece pledges to get rid of tax evasion as a way of life
With Parliament set to vote on tax hikes and pension cuts, Athens agrees to tackle 10 billion Euros in annual tax losses
By Alan Clendenning
A file picture taken on September 28, 2013 shows the leader of ultra-right wing Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos being escorted by masked police officers to the prosecutor from the police headquarters in Athens, Greece. (AFP photo/Angelos Tzortzinis)
April 20, 2015, 8:32 am
The ‘Fuhrer’ of Greece’s Golden Dawn
Openly xenophobic and anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi leader Michaloliakos vows to be ‘ruthless’ in trial of 68 party members, starting Monday
By Helene Colliopoulou
A supporter of the Greek ultra-nationalist party Golden Dawn raises his fist during a preelection rally in Athens on May 23, 2014. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
February 4, 2015, 7:42 pm
Dozens of Greek neo-Nazis to stand trial
72 members of the rapidly growing Golden Dawn party face numerous charges, including murder
By AFP
Greece's new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrives for a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Athens, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 (photo credit: Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)
February 2, 2015, 5:32 pm
New Greek finance minister accused of anti-Semitism
In 2005, Yanis Varoufakis was suspended from Australian radio show for promoting ‘negative stereotypes about Jews’
By Raphael Ahren
Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras greets supporters following victory in the election in Athens, Greece, on January 25, 2015. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
January 26, 2015, 12:40 am
Greece ‘leaving behind disastrous austerity,’ says victorious Syriza head
After election win, far-left leader Alexis Tsipras vows end to ‘humiliation and pain’; neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party makes gains
By AP and AFP
Syriza party and main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech to his supporters in Athens, May 26, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)
January 25, 2015, 8:51 pm
Anti-austerity Syriza coasts to Greek election win
Far-left party secures premiership but may need a coalition to govern; neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party also makes gains
By AP and AFP
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