Far Right Greek party says it will throw all immigrants and their children out of hospitals and onto the streets

A Far Right party has threatened to remove immigrants and their children from hospitals and nurseries in Greece if it gains power following Sunday's general election.

Golden Dawn issued the warning at an election campaign rally in Athens, drawing loud applause from an audience.

According to the Guardian, Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panagiotaros said: 'If Chrysi Avgi [Golden Dawn] gets into parliament, it will carry out raids on hospitals and kindergartens and it will throw immigrants and their children out on the street so that Greeks can take their place.'

Threat: Golden Dawn said it will remove immigrants from hospitals and nurseries in Greece if it wins power in Sunday's general election. Ilias Panagiotaros, a candidate for the extreme right party, addresses supporters

Voters in Greece will again go to the polls on Sunday in another general election.

Following the previous election on May 6 no party won enough votes to form a government.

However, Golden Dawn won nearly 7 per cent of the vote.

The party has been riding a wave of anger against Greece's mainstream politicians and their handling of the country's deep financial crisis.

But it has been accused of violent attacks against immigrants in Athens, and its members have also allegedly been involved in clashes with left-wing and anarchist groups.



Democracy: Voters in Greece will again go to the polls on Sunday in another general election. Following the previous election on May 6 no party won enough votes to form a government

The group are cynically exploiting real concerns over medical supplies and beds which are running short at some hospitals.

At the state-run Nikea hospital, the governor Theodoros Roupas told doctors to stop non-essential surgery because of a shortage of gauze, syringes and gloves.

However, the order was lifted when he found emergency supplies.

Harsh: Financial turmoil has led people to take to the streets of Greece this year. Riot police officers are pictured trying to extinguish flames from a petrol bomb thrown by protesters outside the Greek parliament earlier this year

Other doctors have warned of a major healthcare crisis with not enough medical staff and huge shortages of supplies.

Following the indecisive poll in May, the country has been affected by political instability which has worsened the problems caused by the country's dreadful public finances.

Shocking: This footage from Greece's private Antenna television station shows Elias Kassidiaris, front left, spokesman for Golden Dawn, slapping Liana Kanelli, a former MP for the Communist Party of Greece

Controversy: The Golden Dawn spokesman also threw a glass of water at Rena Dorou, a member of the radical left Syriza party, during the incident

The election on Sunday is seen as being hugely important for the country's future in the euro.

Golden Dawn was thrown into controversy last week when its spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris threw a glass of water at Rena Dorou, a member of the radical left Syriza party, when she made a reference to a court case pending against him.

He then turned on Liana Kanelli, a prominent Communist party member, and punched her several times about the head.

The fracas broke out on the private Antenna TV station during a live political discussion.