The Many Afterlives of Golden Dawn

How far-right thinking permeated Greek society

Some years ago, when Greece dominated the news around the world, the bulk of stories about the country were associated with three main “crises”: the economic crisis, the refugee crisis, and the political crisis, namely the phenomenal rise of a neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn. a fringe political organization with minimal electoral clout and popularity, Golden Dawn rose to prominence in 2012 in the midst of generalized turmoil in Greece, when the party got 7 percent of the popular vote in national elections (compared to 0.9 percent in 2009).

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An anti-fascist concert in Athens commemorating the murder of Pavlos Fyssas by Golden Dawn thugs. Photo: Marios Lolos