Golden Dawn

ATHENS – After a three-week campaign that was mostly conducted in closed-doors members-only rallies and away from a public furious over austerity measures, a mix of mainstream traditionalists, anti-capitalists, anti-bailout groups, Nazis, nationalists and even a porno star made...

Titled "Greece's Far Right Hopes For New Dawn," the BBC reports from Athens about the current position of the Greek extremists political party. Mark Lowen, BBC correspondent in Athens, writes that "their critics call them violent extremists, but they try...

ATHENS – Hoping to capture a center ground as many of Greece’s political parties are shifting toward extreme positions in hopes of garnering more popular support for the May 6 general elections, PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos told Greeks...

According to several international media, the Greek May 6 elections will not provide the solution to any problems of the country. On the contrary, they refer to the possibility of political chaos after this Sunday's elections, which would be a...

ATHENS – Greece’s curious campaign laws, which allow the ruling parties to dominate television coverage regardless of newsworthiness, have been amended by the country’s highest court, the Council of State, opening the airwaves to smaller political parties, including the...

"The touch of the cat" is the name of the admittedly effective tactic followed by Greece's most extremist party, the Golden Dawn. Just like the cats detect their pray walking on their toes,  Golden Dawn quietly observes Greek voters becoming more...

Petros Efthimiou reports he was verbally attacked in Maroussi, Athens. During a meeting with residents in the center of the district, the PASOK MP and former Minister of Education became the target of a group of youngsters who verbally...

Elections on May 6 fascinate European journalists because after many years, there is the possibility for the two big political parties not getting enough votes, and therefore, not having a one-party government. According to polls, six parties are expected to enter the...

ATHENS – With less than a month before an expected election to choose a new leader, support is waning for the two major parties that have taken turns ruling Greece for more than 35 years, the New Democracy Conservatives...

ATHENS – There aren’t many Greeks left in Omonia Square, which some years ago used to be a rotary with a fountain and greenery, but in recent years has become a Third World cement cesspool, an urban nightmare of...