The reappearance of Golden Dawn – focusing on Northern Greece this time. After many years in hiding, on Dec. 18, 2022, the far-right, neo-Nazi organization of Golden Dawn (GD) made its public reappearance and organized a march and rally in Florina, Northern Greece. Dozens of Golden Dawn members, many serving in the Greek Parliament, were convicted in 2020, in the largest Nazi trial since Nuremberg, of heading a criminal organization. Located in the northern Greek region of Western Macedonia, Florina is considered a nationalistic stronghold due to its border with the state of North Macedonia and the existence of a Slavic-speaking population in the area. Last month, GD called for the nationalist demonstration after the approval* of the certification of the “Macedonian Language Center in Greece” as an official NGO in Greece. The Macedonian Language Center is a cultural center that teaches the official language of the neighboring state of North Macedonia, which is referred to as “Macedonian language.” Greek nationalists have rallied around the Macedonia issue in recent years and GD attempts to use it as a political asset, trying to organize forces around the issue of Macedonia’s name and cultural heritage. *On Dec. 29, 2022, the District Attorney of Florina objected to the decision to grant NGO approval for the Macedonian Language Center in Greece. The appeal hearing is scheduled for Feb. 2, 2023. Golden Dawn’s gathering was also promoted by international radical right channels on Telegram, with one of them stating: “Golden Dawn is not dead,” while the nationalist channel “Hellas Youth” reported that, “A new Macedonian Struggle is rising with the movement of Greek Nationalists, with GD being once again in the vanguard.” (…) After being imprisoned with and meeting the leaders of the far-right U.S.-supported military junta (dictatorship) that ruled Greece from 1967-1974, Nikos Michaloliakos created the Golden Dawn newspaper, which evolved into a group that was officially recognized as a political party in 1993. GD rose to prominence during the height of austerity issues in 2012 and garnered nearly 7% of the nation’s vote in 2012 and 2015, the third most of all parties, winning up to 21 seats in the Greek Parliament.
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