Already in the summer 2019 elections, GD had failed to elect any MPs to the Hellenic Parliament instead, the far-right party “Greek Solution” under its President Kyriakos Velopoulos gained many of GD’s supporters, electing ten MPs with 3.70% of the vote and one MEP in the European Parliament with 4.18%. A post-Golden Dawn Sceneįollowing the court decision, Golden Dawn officially disappeared from the political life of the country, but its political legacy has left other neo-Nazi groups and far-right parties to use the vacancy to their benefit. This article summarizes the role of Golden Dawn and identifies some of its allied and derivative elements. Despite Golden Dawn’s conviction as a political organization and the subsequent imprisonment of its leadership, the normalization of far right’s activism in Greece has continued to thrive under different circumstances. The party itself was ruled a criminal organization and, accordingly, banned.
In total, more than 500 years in jail time were imposed on those convicted.
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According to The Guardian, it was the “biggest trial of fascists since the prosecution of the Nazis at Nuremberg.” More than 68 accused persons stood on trial for violent criminal activity, including murder, with the vast majority receiving prison sentences. No other neo-Nazi party has attracted so much public attention in Greece and Europe. The trial of the leading Greek fascist party, Golden Dawn (GD), began in April 2015 and concluded on October 2020. March 2015,” by DTRocks licensed under CC BY SA 4.0. Cover photo: “Golden Dawn members hold flags with the meander symbol at a rally outside of a party HW.
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