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Fascist Golden Dawn Proclaims Itself The Party Of National Opposition
Excerpt from: Fascist Golden Dawn Proclaims Itself The Party Of National Opposition
The results of Greece’s second election have given far-right Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) a clear mandate to enter Parliament with 18 seats. Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos proclaimed “we are the party of national opposition.” Golden Dawn’s claim to be the party of national opposition had already been staked by Alexis Tsipras, who likewise announced that SYRIZA would be the strong opposition party in parliament. Nevertheless Golden Dawn recovered its position from pre-election polls which projected just 12 parliamentary seats, securing almost 426,000 votes. The final polls on June 1 showed support...Published By: Liverpool Antifascists - Monday, 18 June, 2012