Golden Dawn
Greece
WordPress Suspends Golden Dawn's Blog-spot
The world-class blog publishing platform “Wordpress” suspended the blog-spot of Golden Dawn, the notorious right-wing party which seems to be prevailing in press coverage. The site might even be permanently shut down as a result of increasing complaints by...
Greece
Barroso Expresses Concern Over Election of Golden Dawn in Greece
The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso expressed his concerns during a press conference today over the election of the far-right Golden Dawn party in the May 6 elections in Greece, underlining that the EU must be...
Economy
Coalition Hopes Fade, New Elections Seem Likely
ATHENS – With Europe and world markets watching anxiously, Greece’s hopes of forming a coalition government were deadlocked in debate over whether to stick to austerity measures demanded by international lenders in return for two bailouts of $325 billion...
Europe
International Media Organization Condemns Golden Dawn’s Behavior
The Vienna-based South East Media Organization (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned with the latest pressures and threats exerted on the media by the Greek Golden Dawn party. The party, commonly described as a radical,...
Greece
Media Accuse Far-Right Party of Bullying
Greek journalists on Tuesday accused the ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn party of intimidation after they became the first far-right group to enter parliament since military dictatorship ended.
At a news conference after securing 7 percent of the vote on Sunday, Golden...
Economy
Tsipras Woos Partners But Says No Bailout Deal
ATHENS – Greece’s new power broker, SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras, is trying to form a coalition government in the wake of the country’s fractured election results, but has laid down tough conditions that would require a rejection of...
Economy
Without a Coalition, New Elections Loom in Greece
ATHENS – New Democracy Conservative party leader Antonis Samaras, whose party gained first place in the May 6 elections with only 18.86 percent of the vote – its worst showing ever – has until May 10 to form a...
Greece
Shock to Democracy: Nazi-Friendly Party Golden Dawn Enters Greek Parliament
Extremist-right party Golden Dawn, whose logo is reminiscent of a swastika, gathered enough votes to win almost 20 seats in the Greek parliament. The results of Greece's May 6 election have shocked the Greek political scene, but the biggest...
Greece
Journalist Refuses To Stand For Golden Dawn Leader
Members of the far-right fascist party Golden Dawn, which for the first time succeeded in entering the Greek parliament, asked the journalists who were covering the press conference of leader Nikos Mihaloliakos, to ''stand in attention'' during his entrance....
Greece
International Press Focuses on 'New' Political Figures
The early exit polls, which became public minutes after the end of the voting process, show that the end of the bipartisanism in Greece has come.
New Democracy party appears to be first, though it is not clear yet. To...