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A neo-Nazi party that became extremely popular in Greece is now eyeing expanding globally, according to press reports in Greece.
The Golden Dawn Party of Greece reportedly embarked on an international expansion campaign.
The neo-Nazi party, which is linked to the black-shirted gangs that terrorize ethnic minorities and immigrants in Greece, has established a group to preach transatlantic party policies in the United States.
According to reports, the sub-division group intends to promote the cause of the party "wherever there are Greeks". There are about three million Greeks living in the United States.
Father Alex Karloutsos, a leading figure in the New York Greek community, told a British based newspaper that "nationalism, fascism, xenophobia are not part of our spiritual and cultural heritage. We do not see any gold in the Golden Dawn Party."
The party also had the intention of establishing offices in Germany, Australia and Canada to lead the estimated seven million Greek residents living abroad.
“I just hope that people around the world will reject this clearly fascist party. The Golden Dawn Party should have no place in the civilized world,” Anthony Drexel, 38, of Washington, D.C. told YourJewishNews.com.
Golden Dawn, whose logo appears to be a modified version of the swastika, currently holds 18 seats in parliament. Party members have been associated with Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism.