Golden Dawn - key dates

• Began 1980 but more formally established 1985

• Party banner is a Greek decorative border, often compared with Nazi insignia

• In 1996 elections, won just 4,487 votes - 0.07%. European election performance in 2004 was 0.17%, in 2009 0.46%

• Nikolaos Michaloliakos wins place on Athens Municipal Council in 2010 with 5.29%

• Breakthrough in May 2012 election with 441,018 votes and 21 deputies, cut to 18 MPs in June re-run

• June 2012 - Party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris throws water and slaps rival politician on TV

• Sept 2013 - George Roupakias (above), self-proclaimed supporter, arrested for murder of musician Pavlos Fyssas

• Sept 2013 - Leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos and other party members arrested