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Spartans (Greek political party)

Spartans
Σπαρτιάτες
PresidentVasilis Stigkas
SpokespersonDimos Kyrilidis
FounderVasilis Stigkas
Founded5 December 2017 (2017-12-05)
Split fromRadical National Rally
IdeologyNeo-Nazism[1]
Ultranationalism[2][3]
Ultraconservatism[2]
Political positionFar-right[4][5][6][7]
ReligionGreek Orthodox Church
Colors  Gold
  Red
  Black
Hellenic Parliament
5 / 300
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional councillors
2 / 611
Municipal councillors
2 / 8,481
Website
spartiates.gr

Spartans (Greek: Σπαρτιάτες, romanized: Spartiátes) is a far-right political party in Greece, founded in 2017 by Vasilis Stigkas.[8] It is often described as far-right or extreme-right due to its strong connections with Golden Dawn.[9][10][11] Journalists and analysts are divided on the party's ideology, with some describing it as neo-fascist[16] or neo-nazi.[22]

The party gained significant traction in national polls in mid-June, following an endorsement on Twitter by Ilias Kasidiaris,[23] a former Golden Dawn MP and nationalist politician who had been convicted in the trial declaring Golden Dawn, a criminal organisation. Kasidiaris urged his supporters to vote for Spartans in the June 2023 election.

Given that many of its members of parliament have previously been associated with either Golden Dawn or Kasidiaris' party Greeks for the Fatherland, which was banned from participating in the 2023 elections, Spartans has been seen as a continuation of Golden Dawn.[24] Some sources have even labelled it as Kasidiaris' "trojan horse".[25][9]

  1. ^ a b Malik, Kenan (30 July 2023). "The far right don't need to win elections to spread their malign ideas". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Σπαρτιάτες: Το κόμμα της ακροδεξιάς πολυκατοικίας που στηρίζει ο Κασιδιάρης". in.gr (in Greek). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ Franklin, Peter (26 June 2023). "How the EU destroyed the Greek Left". UnHerd. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ Underhill, Hester (12 July 2023). "The new Spartans on the march: In Greece, the far-right is bouncing back into the political mainstream". The New European.
  5. ^ "Greek top court bars far-right Spartans party from EU election race". Reuters. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ Kirby, Paul (26 June 2023). "Greek elections: Mitsotakis hails conservative win as mandate for reform". BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ Stamatoukou, Eleni (1 September 2023). "Greece's Far-Right Spartans Risks Collapse as Leader Suspends MPs". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Ιδρυτική Διακήρυξη".
  9. ^ a b "In the most recent election, Greek far right made a sinister comeback". euronews. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ Smith, Helena (26 June 2023). "Greek voters propel new far-right Spartans group into parliament". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Far-right victories in Greece highlight trend across Europe". NBC News. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Wildfires, Floods, Inflation Don't Cut New Democracy's Popularity". The National Herald. 23 September 2023.
  13. ^ TIMBRO (16 April 2024). "Authoritarian Populism Index 2024". EPICENTER (European Policy Information Center). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  14. ^ Athens, Pressenza (28 June 2023). "Neofascists start hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community in Crete". Pressenza. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  15. ^ "New Democracy maintains solid lead, poll finds". Kathimerini. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  16. ^ [12][13][14][15]
  17. ^ "La fiscal del Supremo griego pide el procesamiento de 11 diputados del partido neonazi `Espartanos´". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  18. ^ Alonso, Ana (22 July 2023). "La socialdemocracia en retroceso en la Unión Europea". El Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  19. ^ ""New Democracy" Wins the Elections in Greece - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  20. ^ Fernández, Mariana (6 June 2024). "Greece's Uncertain Return to a Fragile "Normalcy"". RLS-NYC. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  21. ^ https://en.vijesti.me/column/667992/the-success-of-the-extreme-right
  22. ^ [1][17][18][19][20][21]
  23. ^ Kambas, Michele; Maltezou, Renee (29 June 2023). "From behind bars, Greek far-right populist propels ultra-nationalists". Reuters. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  24. ^ Fallon, Katy. "'Very worrying': Three far-right parties enter Greek parliament". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Greece: Far right makes resurgence – DW – 06/30/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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