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Barred from elections, a Greek NeoNazi is back in the political game

Barred from elections, a Greek NeoNazi is back in the political game

Former Golden Dawn member Ilias Kasidiaris has launched a new party. Greece’s supreme court has disqualified it from running in an election, but that could be unconstitutional

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May 03, 2023
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Ilias Kasidiaris in court

A Greek fascist sentenced to 14 years in jail for organised criminal acts says his candidacy in this month’s general election is the country’s democratic litmus test.

Ilias Kasidiaris used to be the spokesman for the deposed and disbanded Golden Dawn, a party that entered parliament in 2012, at the height of Greece’s economic wo…

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