Golden Dawn has cemented its hold on third place, with more than 10 per cent

Young voters are fuelling a surge in the popularity of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party as Greeks prepare for their fifth election in six years on Sunday.

With its leaders on trial on charges of running a criminal gang that launched violent attacks on immigrants, foreigners and homosexuals, Golden Dawn has been keeping a low profile, running a decidedly subdued campaign. The refugee crisis facing Europe has inflamed the party’s ultra-nationalist stance, but the violent response that police expected has not materialised.

“We’ve matured,” said Elias Panagiotaros, an Athens MP. “People are no longer angry, up in arms and in the mood for mass protests and riots. They are wiped out, devastated and ruined by the financial crisis. All they want to see and hear