Greeks for the Fatherland

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Greeks for the Fatherland
Έλληνες για την Πατρίδα
PresidentIlias Kasidiaris
FounderIlias Kasidiaris
Founded4 June 2020 (2020-06-04)
Split fromGolden Dawn
HeadquartersKlisthenous 17, Athens
Youth wingHellenes Youth
IdeologyGreek nationalism
National conservatism
Euroscepticism
Anti-immigration
Anti-globalization
Enosis
Political positionFar-right[1][2][3][4][5][6]
ReligionGreek Orthodox Church
Colours  Blue
Hellenic Parliament
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European Parliament
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Regional Governors
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Regional councils
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Mayors
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Municipal councils
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Website
ellhnes.net

Greeks for the Fatherland (Greek: Έλληνες για την Πατρίδα, romanized: Éllines gia tin Patrída) is a Greek nationalist[7] political party founded on 4 June 2020, by former Golden Dawn party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris.

Foundation[]

Greek warrior wearing a Corinthian helmet and shield with the text "ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ" (Greek for "Greeks") underneeth underneath in a slightly diagonal text "για την Πατρίδα" (Greek for "for the Fatherland").
First logo of the party

After Golden Dawn's failure to secure any seats in the 2019 Greek legislative election,[8][9][10] many members of the party started asking for modifications in the party's structure, as well as a change in leadership. Party General Secretary Nikos Michaloliakos was considered by many former deputies as responsible for the failure to reach the 3% threshold. Consequently, many prominent party members began to abandon Golden Dawn since Michaloliakos insisted on remaining in charge of the party.[11] Noticeably, Giannis Lagos, MEP for the party since the 2019 European Parliament election in Greece, announced his departure from Golden Dawn, along with , Nikos Kouzilos and Panagiotis Iliopoulos to found a new nationalist party called National Popular Consciousness.[12][13][14]

The Golden Dawn leadership did not make any of the proposed measures or statements and so Kasidiaris announced on 21 May 2020[15] through a YouTube video its withdrawal from the party and the foundation of a new nationalist party led by himself, Greeks for the Fatherland.[16][17] Kasidiaris has made it clear that the new party rejects fascism and nazism and is ideologically close to the European nationalist movements,[7] such as Lega Nord in Italy by which it is speculated that its first logo has been inspired.[18]

Opinion polls[]

A few days after the founding of the party, its percentages began to appear in the polls, with the reduction of the number of voters (without abstention, blank and undecided) between 1.5% and above 3%, which is the threshold for entering the Hellenic Parliament.[19][20][21]

Government program and goals[]

The party has stated ten immediate and long-term goals which are:[22]

  1. Solving the Greek demographic problem by increasing birth-rates through tax exemptions, economic help and rewarding motherhood.
  2. Putting a stop to illegal immigration by immediately deporting every illegal immigrant from Greece, termination of free accommodation and monthly subsidies for everyone who is residing in Greece illegally.
  3. Self-sufficient production of all essentials which includes but is not limited to: medicines, food, fuel and firearms.
  4. Promoting labor and entrepreneurship through the reduction of all tax rates and their assimilation with those of neighboring countries, which have absorbed thousands of Greek companies. Furthermore, proper use of public property, attracting investors through the country's geostrategic upgrades and above all priority to the Greek citizen.
  5. Upgrade of the national geostrategic doctrine which includes the declaration of Greece's exclusive economic zone, expansion of Greek territorial waters to 12 nautical miles (22 kilometres) and a common defense strategy between Greece and Cyprus.
  6. Correct exploitation of the Greek hydrocarbon deposits in its Exclusive Economic Zone.
  7. New defensive doctrine with an immediate decisive blow against any foreign intrusion. New equipment model for the Greek armed forces with dozens of launch platforms on islands and islets of the Archipelago. Unmanned aerial vehicles and submarines that will create an impenetrable wall of defence. Greek-made weapon-systems with minimal costs.
  8. Zero-tolerance policy to criminality. Special police operations to crack down on the illegal camps in the country and abolition of the favorable terms that let many dangerous criminals walk free on a daily basis.
  9. Political cleansing. Ending the theft and illegal exploitation of the public wealth by corrupt politicians and Non-Governmental Organizations.
  10. Greek education. Preservation of the eternal values of Greek education, preservation of Greek culture and traditions. Defending Christian Orthodoxy against the threat of Islamization.

References[]

  1. ^ "In Greece, a new far right movement is taking the stage". opendemocracy.net web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ ""Greeks for the Fatherland": Ilias Kasidiaris and Greece's New Far-Right Party". foiaresearch.net. FOIA Research. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Greeks for the Fatherland Looks Like Golden Dawn Remake". thenationalherald.com. New York City: The National Herald. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Ο Κασιδιάρης, οι "Ελληνες" και τα "ορφανά" της Ακροδεξιάς". in.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Ακροδεξιά βαφτίσια: "Ελληνες", το νέο μόρφωμα (δήθεν κόμμα) του Κασιδιάρη". huffingtonpost.gr (in Greek). HuffPost. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ ""Greeks": Kasidiaris presented the name of the new far-right party [video]". thetoc.ge (in Greek). TheToc Team. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b Newsroom (2 May 2020). "Νέο εθνικιστικό κόμμα ιδρύει ο Ηλίας Κασιδιάρης". CNN.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Neo-fascist Golden Dawn party crashes out of Greek parliament". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. ^ "After murder, defections and poll defeat: the sun sets on Greece's Golden Dawn". the Guardian. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. ^ "The dusk after the dawn: fall of a Greek Neo-Nazi party". openDemocracy. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Δημήτρης Ψαρράς: "Δεν νοείται Χρυσή Αυγή χωρίς τον Αρχηγό της"". LiFO (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Ο Λαγός έριξε τη Χρυσή Αυγή στον... Καιάδα". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Υπό διάλυση η Χρυσή Αυγή – Ανεξαρτητοποιήθηκε ο Λαγός". www.sofokleousin.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. ^ Publisher, Aftodioikisi (1 July 2019). "Μετά από Λαγό Ηλιόπουλο, φεύγουν Γερμενής, Κούζηλος". Aftodioikisi.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Νέο κόμμα ανακοίνωσε ο Ηλίας Κασιδιάρης". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Ο Κασιδιάρης γυρνά την πλάτη στο Μιχολολιάκο και ιδρύει με βίντεο νέο κόμμα". ΣΚΑΪ (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Χρυσή Αυγή: Η αποχώρηση Κασιδιάρη είναι το κερασάκι στην "τούρτα" της αποσύνθεσης". Έθνος (in Greek). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  18. ^ "'Έλληνες Γ.Τ.Π.' έβγαλε το κόμμα του ο υπόδικος Κασιδιάρης". www.news247.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  19. ^ "ΗΛΙΑΣ ΚΑΣΙΔΙΑΡΗΣ: Μπαίνει στη Βουλή το κόμμα του "«Έλληνες για την Πατρίδα"". Piraeuspress.gr (in Greek). 14 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Δημοσκόπηση Κάπα Research: Προβάδισμα 17 ποσοστιαίων μονάδων για τη ΝΔ". mononews (in Greek). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Πρόθεση ψήφου από τη δημοσκόπηση του Νίκου Καρδούλα". www.zougla.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Κινημα". ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ | ELLHNES.net. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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