Athens First

Athens First was a far-right Athenian nationalist political party in Athens. The paramilitary wing of AF, the Blackbirds, has been implicated in serious terrorist attacks, including 5/5. They oppose socialism, sometimes militarily, and have in the past fought the Athens Commune. They were formed in 1999, with the Blackbirds appearing around 2003. They were banned by the Athens Federal Government effective May 11, 2019 after the 5/5 bombings when it was found that the offenders were members of the Blackbirds and that the party leadership had foreknowledge of the planned attacks and authorized them. Since then, remnants of the party and its paramilitary wing have waged a low intensity conflict with the state.