Golden Dawn showing signs of disintegration

After successive defections by its former MPs, Golden Dawn is showing signs of disintegration. The fatigue and the challenges to the leadership of the neo-Nazi organization had already become evident as the party prepared its ticket ahead of European Parliament elections in May. The crisis within the party, however, peaked after Golden Dawn failed to enter Parliament in snap elections last month. Meanwhile, the trial against leading members of the party, on charges of belonging to a criminal organization, has entered the stage of testimonies.

A few weeks after his election as MEP, Yannis Lagos, a former MP and among the defendants in the trial, left Golden Dawn to become an independent. He also announced that another three former deputies - namely George Germenis, Nikos Kouzilos and Panagiotis Iliopoulos - would follow suit. In a tweet on election day on July 7, Iliopoulos...