Populist party wins ten seats in Greek parliament
On behalf of the membership of European Americans United the Board of Directors congratulates the Popular Orthodox Rally (Laikos Orthodoxos Synagermos), who scored stunning results in the Greek elections held on September 16, winning 10 electoral seats and finally breaking the taboo on nationalist politics in Greece.
While these wins are only a small beginning, they mark an upsurge in acceptance of our shared political ideas that is growing in all Western nations. Under pressure from Third World immigration and a political class unwilling to grapple with the issue, ordinary people are gaining a new perspective on the political bankruptcy of our “leaders” and are increasingly willing to listen to credible, competent and serious new ideas and the groups who espouse them.
‘Meanwhile, the far-right Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) party is entering parliament for the first time. With 3.8% of the vote, it gets 10 seats. “Greece belongs to the Greeks and our main objective is to make sure this doesn’t change,” said LAOS leader George Karatzaferis, whose party advocates immigration quotas and opposes Turkey’s bid to join the EU.
The rise in support for smaller parties reflects frustration on the part of Greek voters, according to the daily Kathimerini. “A huge portion of the electorate had been feeling deeply dissatisfied by the recurrent defeat of expectations” by both New Democracy and PASOK, the newspaper wrote. ‘