Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-09-23

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Papoulias to meet with party leaders on Golden Dawn issue

[02] Opinion poll: Golden Dawn percentages down; ND leading

[01] Papoulias to meet with party leaders on Golden Dawn issue

Both meetings will focus on the issue of Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) practices and activities after the violent incidents and the revelations that occured last week and the stabbing-death of Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn supporter.

On Sunday, Government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, who is currently in US to participate in the UN General Assembly, talked on the phone with Papoulias and asked him to place under his auspices any social initiatives and actions against violence and neo-Nazism.

Moreover, Venizelos informed the president that Golden Dawn's acts are being widely discussed outside of meetings UN Assembly in New York.

[02] Opinion poll: Golden Dawn percentages down; ND leading

In the opinion poll, conducted after the stabbing death of Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) member, 8 of 10 respondents called Golden Dawn a fascist or criminal organisation while 77 percent believe that it is necessary for the government to proceed immediately to legislative changes against the extreme-right party's criminal activity.

According to the poll results, New Democracy (ND) is leading with 25,4 percent; SYRIZA is following with 22,7 percent; Golden Dawn got 5,8 percent; Communist Party (KKE) 5,7 percent; PASOK 5.3 percent, Independent Greeks (ANEL) 4,3 percent and Democratic Left (DIMAR) 2,5 percent.

The poll was nationwide and was held between September 19-21.

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