Elected as an independent MEP, Fidias Panayiotou pledges to vote according to what his followers want — and to make politics cool.
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00:00Over the past few months, a popular YouTuber from Cyprus has explained to more than 2.6
00:08million subscribers why and how he was elected as an independent member of the European Parliament.
00:15This week, Fidi Aspanaiotou hitchhiked to Strasbourg for the inaugural plenary session
00:20because he thought it would be more fun and cheaper.
00:23The 24-year-old explained to Euronews that it was also a symbol of what he wants to do
00:28in his mandate.
00:53An example of this was the use of a simple sheet of paper with a small graph to explain
00:57the relationship between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
01:03Another video reveals how he chooses team, which includes a former teacher and one of
01:08his best friends.
01:10Despite having no political experience, he says that he also wants to make policies based
01:15on the opinions of his followers.
01:36This unique way already applies to one of the most important decisions to be taken this
01:41week, the vote on the president of the European Commission.
01:44The influencer used a video to carry out a poll that had 300,000 participants, of which
01:5075% advised him to vote against Ursula von der Leyen.
01:54The MEP promised to follow the advice in a vision of democracy that does not apply credibility
01:59filters or checks and balances.