The Greek community have made their disdain clear following the news that Golden Dawn intends on opening an Australian chapter. However, the Australia First Party has welcomed Greece’s ultra right-wing party Golden Dawn to the Southern Hemisphere stating that although there are no official links between the parties, they share ideologies and politics, specifically on the position of immigration and nationalism.
In a statement released by Dr Jim Saleam, of the National Council of Australia First Party, he stated “the immigration crisis threatens the very make-up of Greece” and urges Greek expatriates to support Golden Dawn financially and otherwise “to contribute to its political victory”.
But the Greek community has no intention of supporting the neo-nazi party, evident by the large reaction to last week’s article about Golden Dawn opening an office in Melbourne. Readers of Neos Kosmos contacted the newspaper either by phone, through social media or the Neos Kosmos website condemning the party and their desire to open an Australian party, making it loud and clear that they would not support this party in any way.
Yet, Dr Saleam said Australia First Party will do it’s utmost to support the party that shares the same ideologies as theirs. Two of the eight core policies of the Australia First Party are to abolish multiculturalism in Australia and reduce and limit immigration.
“The priority of Golden Dawn is clearly to locate expatriates and others who have a deep concern both that the economic crisis can no longer be solved within the economics and politics of globalism, that relatives and friends are suffering from the recession brought on by a corrupt regime,” Dr Saleam stated.
The Australia First Party currently holds 0.01 per cent of the vote and 0.8 per cent in the Senate. In Greece, Golden Dawn have 6.92 per cent of the vote and elected 18 members in the Greek Parliament.
In his conclusion, Dr Saleam said:
“As Golden Dawn’s work develops amongst people of Greek origin here, it will fire them to do something for the old country, but they will inevitably look at their new country and its future. More amongst their native born families will this sentiment be found.