‘Very worrying’: Three far-right parties enter Greek parliament

A kiosk for Spartans in Kalamata shows a portrait of imprisoned Golden Dawn leader Ilias Kasidiaris, who backed the party in elections on June 25, 2023 [File: Stringer/AFP]

When leaders of the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn were jailed in 2020, it was seen as an end to the party – once the third largest force in the Greek parliament – and the far-right ideology it had tried to mainstream.

All of that was called into question this week with the election of three far-right parties, including Spartans, backed by former Golden Dawn frontman Ilias Kasidiaris.