Mr Stratoulis had said the men identified themselves as members of the Golden Dawn party before the attack, in which he suffered only suffered light injuries.
Gemenis said the profile of the Golden Dawn voter -- revealed through the Choose4Greece website he jointly set up to help voters work out their political affiliation amid a welter of parties -- was typically male, aged under 50 and from a lower educational background.
Villagers on the Greek island of Thassos have prevented the nationalist Golden Dawn party from handing out free food and other basic goods.
BBC: Greek villagers block Golden Dawn food handout on Thassos
To Vima says the anti-Golden Dawn protest in Potamia was organised by the cultural centre, local football team and some other residents.
BBC: Greek villagers block Golden Dawn food handout on Thassos
The success of Golden Dawn, with its unprecedented 7% share of the vote, is a manifestation of what could be described as economic meltdown, Feldman said.
So does the far right, including the neo-fascist Golden Dawn, which has sympathisers among the police.
Opinion polls suggest the extreme right Golden Dawn, an ultra-nationalist party which blames immigrants for many of Greece's problems, may take more than 5% of the vote and so claim seats in parliament.
He was referring to the emergence of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn, a party with neo-Nazi roots that swept into Parliament for the first time in June on an anti-immigrant platform.
The good news is that the appeal of the far-right Golden Dawn seems to have peaked.
Greek media reported that Papachristou has in the past posted comments about the extreme right wing Golden Dawn party.
Given this background, not to mention Germany's detested wartime occupation of Greece and the recent rise of neo-fascist political party Golden Dawn, Katidis has since admitted the "stupidity" of his actions.
Greek left-wing MP Dimitris Stratoulis has said he was attacked in Athens by three men claiming to be supporters from the far-right party Golden Dawn.
So will the far-right, anti-immigrant Chryssi Avgi (Golden Dawn) group, which is close to reaching the 3% threshold for entry into parliament, according to recent polls.
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Opinion polls suggest Golden Dawn may pass the threshold of 3% of the vote, which could give the party eight or nine MPs in a parliament of 300, he said.
We read a lot about the thuggish extreme-right party, Golden Dawn.
Earlier Golden Dawn had distributed food in the village of Limenaria, but few had accepted the charity, the report said.
BBC: Greek villagers block Golden Dawn food handout on Thassos
Last year Golden Dawn took advantage of public anger over the financial crisis, boosting its membership.
BBC: Greek villagers block Golden Dawn food handout on Thassos
Similar sentiments saw Greece's fascist-sympathizing Golden Dawn party garnering roughly 7% of the polling this weekend at the expense of mainstream conservative and leftist parties.
And we shall have zero tolerance towards Golden Dawn, which is a gang, violating the law.
Laos vanished and Golden Dawn took its place, scoring 6-7% in the inconclusive Greek elections of May and June 2012.
Golden Dawn is opening more offices in provincial towns to increase support among the unemployed young.
And while Golden Dawn gained strength, another far-right party, LAOS, lost its small presence in the 300-seat parliament as voters punished it for its support for Greece's austerity program, Gemenis pointed out.
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