21 seats. Following a second election in June 2012, this was reduced to 18 seats. As a result of the January 2015 Greek national elections, the party became the third largest in Parliament, despite winning only 17 seats. The party is hard Eurosceptic and also anti-globalisation. National Plan In 2015, Golden Dawn outlined their 'National Plan' for Greece's recovery from the financial crisis as follows: Increase agricultural production and manufacturing. Reward hard work and implement a meritocracy. Exploit Greece's oil, gas, and precious metal reserves. Audit and erase part of the national debt which they deem illegal. Demand that the German government repay a loan that was forced upon Greece during the Axis occupation. Form free trade agreements with Russia, Iran, and China; and remove the red tape blocking trade. Proclaim Greece's exclusive economic zone. Expand Greece's territorial waters to 12 nautical miles as defined by UNCLOS. Repeal members of parliament's immunity to criminal prosecution, arrest, and detention while in office. Remove party funding obtained from taxes and rely instead on donations. Reduce the size of the Hellenic Parliament to 180 members. Dissolve any existing plutocracy. Provide tax relief for investors, businessmen, and shipowners who employ only Greek workers and move their capital into national banks. Dismiss those recruited illegally into the public sector as a result of cronyism. Expulsion of all illegal immigrants who have entered Greece. Subsidize those in maternity, and offer tax breaks to young parents and those with large families. Nationalization of banks that received state loans. Nationalization of natural resources. History 1980–2005 In December 1980, Nikolaos Michaloliakos and a group of supporters launched Chrysi Avgi magazine. Michaloliakos had been active in far-right politics for many years, having been arrested several times for politically motivated offences, such as beatings and illegal possession of explosive materials, which led to his discharge from the military. While he was in prison, Michaloliakos met the leaders of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 and laid the foundations of the Golden Dawn party. According to the newspaper Eleftherotypia the characteristics of the magazine and the organisation were clearly aligned to Neo-Nazism. Chrysi Avgi magazine ceased publication in April 1984, when Michaloliakos joined the National Political Union and took over the leadership of its youth section. In January 1985, he broke away from the National Political Union and founded the Popular National Movement – Golden Dawn, which was officially recognised as a