Greek Parliament Speaker Rejects Far-Right Group's Claim to Parliamentary Status
The speaker of Greece's parliament has rejected a claim by three independent lawmakers that their far-right party, which is backed by a jailed former neo-Nazi leader, should be treated as represented in parliament. By Emmanuella Argiti The three lawmakers, formerly members of the far-right Spartiates party, have formed the Alliance of Greeks. The party is supported by Ilias Kasidiaris, a former lawmaker with the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party who is serving a prison sentence for leading a criminal organization. The lawmakers wrote to polling companies asking that their party be listed in sur