Cyprus sends 24-year-old YouTuber to European Parliament

In a unexpected victory seen as a rejection of traditional politics, he garnered 19.4 percent of the vote in the Mediterranean island-nation.

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A person holds an EU flag at the European Parliament building, during an election evening in Strasbourg, on June 9, 2024, after the vote for the European Parliament election. AFP photo
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
#Nicosia # Cyprus #European Parliament #YouTuber #Fidias Panayiotou

Cypriot voters have elected 24-year-old YouTube star Fidias Panayiotou, best known for audacious comedy clips and prank videos, as an independent to the European Parliament.

Known as "Fidias" to

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