Spartans (Greek political party)

Spartans

Σπαρτιάτες
Spartans Σπαρτιάτες
President	Vasilis Stigkas
Spokesperson	Dimos Kyrilidis
Founder	Vasilis Stigkas
Founded	5 December 2017
Split from	Radical National Rally
Ideology	Neo-fascism; Anti-LGBT; Ultraconservatism; Ultranationalism
Political position	Far-right
Religion	Greek Orthodox Church
Colors	Gold; Red; Black
Hellenic Parliament	7 / 300
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional councillors	2 / 611
Municipal councillors	2 / 8,481
Website
	spartiates.gr
	Politics of Greece; Political parties; Elections;

Spartans (Greek: Σπαρτιάτες, romanized: Spartiátes) is a far-right political party in Greece, founded in 2017 by Vasilis Stigkas.^[4] It is often described as far-right or extreme-right due to its strong connections with Golden Dawn.^[5]^[6]^[7]

The party gained significant traction in national polls in mid-June, following an endorsement on Twitter by Ilias Kasidiaris,^[8] 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.^[9] Some sources have even labelled it as Kasidiaris' "trojan horse".^[10]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Neofascists start hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community in Crete". Pressenza. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Σπαρτιάτες: Το κόμμα της ακροδεξιάς πολυκατοικίας που στηρίζει ο Κασιδιάρης". in.gr (in Greek). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Ιδρυτική Διακήρυξη".
^ ^a ^b "In the most recent election, Greek far right made a sinister comeback". euronews. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ Smith, Helena (26 June 2023). "Greek voters propel new far-right Spartans group into parliament". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Far-right victories in Greece highlight trend across Europe". NBC News. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ Kambas, Michele; Maltezou, Renee (29 June 2023). "From behind bars, Greek far-right populist propels ultra-nationalists". Reuters. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ Fallon, Katy. "'Very worrying': Three far-right parties enter Greek parliament". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Greece: Far right makes resurgence – DW – 06/30/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[Pressenza,_June_2023-1] "Neofascists start hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community in Crete". Pressenza. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[:1-2] "Σπαρτιάτες: Το κόμμα της ακροδεξιάς πολυκατοικίας που στηρίζει ο Κασιδιάρης". in.gr (in Greek). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[3] 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.

[4] "Ιδρυτική Διακήρυξη".

[:2-5] "In the most recent election, Greek far right made a sinister comeback". euronews. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[6] Smith, Helena (26 June 2023). "Greek voters propel new far-right Spartans group into parliament". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[7] "Far-right victories in Greece highlight trend across Europe". NBC News. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[8] Kambas, Michele; Maltezou, Renee (29 June 2023). "From behind bars, Greek far-right populist propels ultra-nationalists". Reuters. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[9] Fallon, Katy. "'Very worrying': Three far-right parties enter Greek parliament". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[10] "Greece: Far right makes resurgence – DW – 06/30/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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