Greece - 2012
Are there political parties that express racist or xenophobic sentiments/discourse in the form of hate speech or promote an anti-migrant and/or anti-minority agenda?
- Code:
- RED33
- Key Area:
- Political Parties-organisations - Racist & Xenophobic Discourse
- Strand(s):
- Racism
Short Answer |
Yes. Golden Dawn is an extreme right party, of neonazi orientation, represented in the Greek Parliament with 18 seats (6,97%). |
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Qualitative Info |
The parliamentary party Popular Orthodox Alert (LAOS) obtained in the 2009 legislative elections, 5.63%. It is led by Yorgos Karatzaferis. It participated briefly in the coalition government (11/11/2011-2/2012) with one minister (Infrastructure, Transport & Networks) and three deputy ministers (National Defense, Development, Competitivity & Marine, and Rural Development & Food). LAOS did not manage to enter the Greek Parliament in the 2012 elections http://www.laos.gr/laos.asp |
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Represented in government/parliament? | Yes | ||||
Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities | ||||
Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Islamophobia, Nationalism, Homophobia | ||||
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Political discourse -parties - orgs | ||||
External Url | http://www.xagr.net/ | ||||
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