Greece’s Ambivalent Turn to Militant Democracy
<p>On 2 May 2023, the Greek Court of Cassation (Areios Pagos) ruled on the certification of the candidate lists of the political parties that could lawfully participate in the Greek parliamentary elections of 21 May. It refused to certify the participation of the Hellenes National Party, the s...
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| description | <p>On 2 May 2023, the Greek Court of Cassation (Areios Pagos) ruled on the certification of the candidate lists of the political parties that could lawfully participate in the Greek parliamentary elections of 21 May. It refused to certify the participation of the Hellenes National Party, the successor of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party. The refusal to certify the party breaks away from previous case law on political party certification and indicates a tentative, yet incomplete embrace of militant democracy by a jurisdiction that has traditionally been hostile towards its philosophy.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-42a69da3463c4909ac32e500dd65e2f42023-05-24T10:16:32ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-05-012366-7044Greece’s Ambivalent Turn to Militant Democracy Andreas SamartzisNicholas Vadivoulis<p>On 2 May 2023, the Greek Court of Cassation (Areios Pagos) ruled on the certification of the candidate lists of the political parties that could lawfully participate in the Greek parliamentary elections of 21 May. It refused to certify the participation of the Hellenes National Party, the successor of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party. The refusal to certify the party breaks away from previous case law on political party certification and indicates a tentative, yet incomplete embrace of militant democracy by a jurisdiction that has traditionally been hostile towards its philosophy.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/greeces-ambivalent-turn-to-militant-democracy/Golden Dawn, Greece, Militant Democracy, Neonazi Party, Party Ban, presumption of innocence, right to a fair trial |
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| topic | Golden Dawn, Greece, Militant Democracy, Neonazi Party, Party Ban, presumption of innocence, right to a fair trial |
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