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Greek elections: Far -right Golden Dawn party retains its minority bloc after television flap

An extreme right party that campaigned to rid Greece of illegal immigrants largely held its bloc of seats in parliamentary elections Sunday, retaining support after a party official slapped a female politician and threw a glass of water on another on live television during the campaign.Official projections showed the Golden Dawn party returning to the 300-member parliament with 18 seats, just three fewer than it had won in an inconclusive election on May 6, when no party won enough votes to form a government amid a deep financial crisis that threatens Greece's place in the Eurozone and could hurt the global economy.The conservative New Democracy party came first and could gather enough support to form a coalition as it seeks to soften the tough terms of an international bailout deal that is keeping Greek finances afloat. While New Democracy will not court Golden Dawn in any power-sharing arrangement, the entry of the far-right party into parliament this year for the first time is seen ...

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    Greek Parliament has voted unanimously to lift the immunity from prosecution of three lawmakers from the extremist far-right Golden Dawn party.Two of the deputies, P...

  2. Greek exit poll projects extreme right Golden Dawn party wins enough votes to enter parliament

    Greek exit poll projects extreme right Golden Dawn party wins enough votes to enter parliament.

  3. Anti-bailout left tops Greek poll, far right third

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  4. Fears of Far -Right Rise in Crisis-Hit Greece

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  5. In crisis, Greece rounds up suspected illegal immigrants, tries to seal border

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  6. Jewish group warns of neo-Nazi parties in Europe

    The World Jewish Congress said Tuesday it is greatly concerned about the emergence of what it called neo-Nazi parties in Europe, singling out Greece's Golden Dawn, H...

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  8. Greece cracks down on illegal immigration amid financial crisis

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  9. Greece : Police deployed outside far -right party headquarter after immigrant vendors attacked

    Police in Athens stopped and searched motorists and pedestrians on Monday outside the headquarters of an extreme right political party after its members attacked imm...

  10. Greek election victor to hold coalition talks

    Europe looked on with wary relief Monday as Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras received a mandate to launch coalition talks after coming first in national ele...

  11. Bomb hits far right party's office outside Athens

    A bomb exploded outside the local office of an extreme right-wing party in an industrial town west of Athens early Tuesday, causing significant damage to the buildin...

  12. Rights group seeks 'urgent action' by new Greek government to curb surge in hate crimes

    A leading human rights organization is urging Greece's new government to take "urgent action" to curb an "alarming" increase in attacks against Asian and African imm...

  1. Far -right Golden Dawn party hands out food outside Parliament, but only to Greek citizens

    Members of the extreme right Golden Dawn party handed out food parcels outside Parliament on Wednesday, but made sure only Greek citizens received the assistance.Hun...

  2. Immigrant rights group says Greek far -right party waging anti-immigrant 'terror campaign'

    An immigrant rights group on Thursday accused a Greek far-right party of being behind hundreds of violent attacks on immigrants as part of a stepped-up "terror campa...

  3. AP Interview: Greek extreme right leader lashes at 'traitors' after shock election success

    The leader of an extreme-right, anti-immigrant party on course for shock success in Greece's general elections Sunday lashed out at those he described as "traitors" ...

  4. Greek legislators take their seats for a day, among them members of extremist right-wing party

    Greece swore in 300 legislators for just one day before it dissolves Parliament and calls new elections, among them 21 lawmakers from Golden Dawn — arguably the most...

  5. Greek parties vow bailout changes as votes come in

    Greeks angered by a vicious and protracted financial crisis punished the parties that have dominated politics for decades Sunday, with projected election results sho...

  6. Greek extremist party member assaults left-wing politicians on live TV

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  7. Greek police arrest 2 for racist abuse

    Police say they have arrested two Greek men on suspicion of attacking a Cameroonian national and setting fire to his coffee bar in a central Athens neighborhood that...

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