Greek Political Smackdown on Live TV as Neo Nazi Golden Dawn Politician Punches Female Rival
A Greek politician is being hunted by police after the country’s election campaign turned into an ugly brawl on live TV.
The spokesman of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party, after trading insults of “commie” and “fascist” with two left-wing politicians, lunged at the women, smacking one three times across the face and throwing a glass of water at another.
The violent display a week and a half before crucial elections has stunned Greeks as they seek to avoid a catastrophic exit from Europe’s common euro currency.
A prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Ilias Kasidiaris, whose party alarmed Europe by gaining 21 of parliament’s 300 seats in Greece’s inconclusive May 6 elections.
Golden Dawn, which vehemently denies the neo-Nazi label, has been accused of violent attacks against immigrants in Athens.
The party denies involvement in the attacks, insisting it is a nationalist patriotic group.