Greece's far-right Golden Dawn makes modest gains


  • World
  • Monday, 21 Sep 2015

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party was on track on Sunday for its best showing in a general election, but with no sign of a major surge in favour among Greeks infuriated with refugees and European Union interference in their affairs.

The party - many of whose leaders are facing trial for forming a criminal gang and which sports an ancient Greek symbol closely resembling a swastika as its emblem - had around 7.2 percent with 38 percent of the vote counted.

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