Fidias Panayiotou
Cypriot YouTuber and politician
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| January 24 2025 | Hosted an open discussion with Stefanos Kasselakis, former leader of the opposition in Greece, which was livestreamed on YouTube. |
| 2024 | Elected as an independent Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing a significant political milestone in his career |
| December 2024 | Announced plans to create an app for direct democracy, allowing European citizens to vote and participate directly in European Parliament discussions. |
| December 13 2024 | Organized a public event with former Cyprus settlement negotiators Andreas Mavroyiannis and Özdil Nami, discussing past, present, and future negotiations, which was livestreamed on his social media. |
| August 14 2024 | Publicly collaborated with Turkish Cypriot influencer Ibrahim Beycanli, discussing the Cyprus problem and challenging historical narratives, which generated mixed reactions in the Turkish Cypriot community. |
| July 2024 | Voted against Ursula von der Leyen's presidency of the European Commission, following the results of a public poll on his X account. |
| June 9 2024 | Conducted a TikTok poll about party affiliation, with 76% of Cypriot voters supporting him remaining an independent MEP, which he subsequently did. |
| April 2024 | Fidias announced his candidacy to the European Parliament, running on an anti-partisan platform focused on youth involvement in politics, education reform, and emerging technologies like AI and Bitcoin. |
| October 20 2023 | Created a viral video about travelling across Japan for free, involving fare evasion and deceptive practices, which was later removed by YouTube for violating community guidelines. |
| September 2023 | Uploaded a controversial video of himself freeriding on the Bengaluru Metro in India, prompting potential criminal charges from the train service management. |
| January 2023 | Announced on Cypriot television his intention to interview presidential election candidates, ultimately hosting 12 out of 14 candidates. |
| January 21 2023 | Fidias successfully met and hugged Elon Musk at Twitter headquarters, completing his celebrity hugging challenge. |
| October 8 2022 | Fidias initiated his mission to hug Elon Musk, beginning a persistent campaign that involved encouraging followers to contact Musk's mother. |
| 2019 | Fidias began posting videos on YouTube, marking the start of his online content creation career. |
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