Ilias Kasidiaris

Ilias P. Kasidiaris
Kasidiaris in 2016
President of National Party – Greeks
In office
4 June 2020 – May 2022[1]
Succeeded byDimitrios Chatziliadis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
6 May 2012 – 11 June 2019
ConstituencyAttica
Personal details
Born (1980-11-29) 29 November 1980 (age 43)
Keratsini, Greece
Political party
Residence(s)Drafi, Greece
Alma materAgricultural University of Athens
OccupationPolitician, agriculturalist, author[2]
Military service
Allegiance Greece
Branch/serviceHellenic Army
Unit35th Commando Battalion

Ilias P. Kasidiaris (Greek: Ηλίας Π. Κασιδιάρης; born 29 November 1980) is a Greek politician and founder of the political party National Party – Greeks, formerly Greeks for the Fatherland. [3][4][5][2] He was a member of the Greek parliament,[6] and a convicted leader of the former leaders of the now disbanded criminal organization Golden Dawn.[7] In October 2020, he was convicted of directing a criminal organization and sentenced to 13.5 years in prison,[8] allegations for which he maintains his innocence.[9]

  1. ^ "Στέρηση πολιτικών δικαιωμάτων για τους καταδικασμένους της Χρυσής Αυγής". 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ηλίας Κασιδιάρης – Έλληνες – Εκδόσεις Λόγχη" [Ilias Kasidiaris – Greeks – Longhi Publications]. logxi.com (in Greek). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ iefimerida.gr (21 May 2020). "Ο Ηλίας Κασιδιάρης έφυγε από τη Χρυσή Αυγή και ιδρύει δικό του κόμμα". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ Newsroom (2 May 2020). "Νέο εθνικιστικό κόμμα ιδρύει ο Ηλίας Κασιδιάρης". CNN.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 July 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Greek court declares fascist Golden Dawn party a criminal organization". Peoples Dispatch. 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Βιογραφικά Στοιχεία". www.hellenicparliament.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  7. ^ * Gemenis, Kostas; Nezi, Roula (January 2012), The 2011 Political Parties Expert Survey in Greece (PDF), University of Twente, p. 4, Interestingly, the placement of the extreme right Chrysi Avyi does not seem to be influenced by this bias, although this has more do with the lack of variance in the data (32 out of 33 experts placed the party on 10)
  8. ^ Newsroom. "Crime official calls for restricted phone access for ex-Golden Dawn official | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (16 October 2020). "Δίκη Χρυσής Αυγής-Κασιδιάρης: Είμαι αθώος, αλλά με κρίνατε με 20.000 βίαιους διαδηλωτές απέξω". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 October 2022.