(1980-11-29) 29 November 1980 (age 43) Keratsini, Greece
Political party
National Party – Greeks (since 2020)
Golden Dawn (2001–2020)
Residence(s)
Drafi, Greece
Alma mater
Agricultural University of Athens
Occupation
Politician, agriculturalist, author[2]
Military service
Allegiance
Greece
Branch/service
Hellenic Army
Unit
35th 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]
^"Στέρηση πολιτικών δικαιωμάτων για τους καταδικασμένους της Χρυσής Αυγής". 29 May 2021.
^ ab"Ηλίας Κασιδιάρης – Έλληνες – Εκδόσεις Λόγχη" [Ilias Kasidiaris – Greeks – Longhi Publications]. logxi.com (in Greek). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^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.
^Newsroom (2 May 2020). "Νέο εθνικιστικό κόμμα ιδρύει ο Ηλίας Κασιδιάρης". CNN.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^"Greek court declares fascist Golden Dawn party a criminal organization". Peoples Dispatch. 7 October 2020.
^"Βιογραφικά Στοιχεία". www.hellenicparliament.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^* 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)
Repoussi, Maria (2009), "Battles over the national past of Greeks: The Greek History Textbook Controversy 2006–2007" (PDF), Geschichte für heute. Zeitschrift für historisch-politische Bildung (1): 5
Grumke, Thomas (2003), "The transatlantic dimension of right-wing extremism", Human Rights Review, 4 (4): 56–72, doi:10.1007/s12142-003-1021-x, S2CID 145203309, On October 24, 1998 the Greek right-wing extremist organization Chrisi Avgi ("Golden Dawn") was the host for the "5th European Youth Congress" in Thessaloniki.
^Newsroom. "Crime official calls for restricted phone access for ex-Golden Dawn official | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^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.
maintains his innocence. IliasKasidiaris was born on 29 November 1980 in Keratsini, Greece. Kasidiaris' father, Panagiotis Kasidiaris, is a retired doctor...
elections of June 2023, the Spartans took part and had the support of IliasKasidiaris. Κανέλλης, Βασίλης (2023-06-08). "Σπαρτιάτες: Ακροδεξιός λόγος, σχέσεις...
Ministry of the Interior. De facto banned, popular former XA member IliasKasidiaris supported Spartans for the 2023 Greek legislative election. 49 votes...
protesters clashing in Thessaloniki and Athens. Golden Dawn MPs IliasKasidiaris, Ilias Panayiotaros and Nikos Michos, who had been accused of acting as...
such as slapping another person as assault. An example is the case of IliasKasidiaris in 2012. Kasidaris, then spokesperson for Greece's far-right Golden...
Protocols were read aloud in the Greek Parliament by one of its members, IliasKasidiaris, of the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn. The Protocols continue to be widely...
punishment. On 16 May 2017, a fight erupted between Nikos Dendias and IliasKasidiaris in the Hellenic Parliament. In January 1988, a riot broke out in the...
Tierschutz has one seat. De facto banned, popular former XA member IliasKasidiaris supported Spartans for the 2023 Greek legislative election. 49 votes...
spokesman IliasKasidiaris, a former army Special forces officer with a checkered criminal past. Kanelli pushed him away after Kasidiaris threw water...
the 1967 military dictatorship. In addition, Golden Dawn minister IliasKasidiaris expressed his contempt for socialist ideology after he assaulted Liana...
SYRIZA led government. On 7 June, an arrest warrant was issued for IliasKasidiaris from Golden Dawn (XA), after he during a political debate broadcast...
television appearance on 7 June 2012, far-right Golden Dawn party's MP IliasKasidiaris threw a glass of water at Dourou, proceeding to physically assault...