Fidias skips National Council, claims ignorance on Cyprus problem
Fidias Panayiotou did not attend today’s National Council meeting ahead of next week’s UN talks on the Cyprus problem, claiming he did not possess sufficient knowledge to advise ...
Fidias says he’s out of the National Council, will send a stand-in
Fidias Panayiotou, the 26-year-old TikToker and now leader of the Direct Democracy party, said on Thursday he will not attend another meeting of the National Council.
In a video published ...
MP who lost mother to violence, pledges war on femicides
Direct Democracy MP Diana Constantinides has pledged to clamp down on violence against women during her five-year term, having borne the burden of losing her mother at a young age.
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Fidias’ party demands resignation of Savvides and Angelides
Direct Democracy has submitted a parliamentary resolution calling for the resignation of attorney-general George Savvides and his deputy, Savvas Angelides, on Thursday.
The proposal was announced before the House by ...
Police review to examine bodyguard protection for politicans
A comprehensive review of police protection arrangements for political and state officials is underway after Justice Minister Constantinos Fitiris on Monday said he had instructed the police security committee to ...
Alma and Direct Democracy to gain €320k and two police escorts each
Parliament advanced plans on Tuesday to allocate around €640,000 in state funding and provide police escorts to the newly established parliamentary parties Alma and Direct Democracy.
Under the current framework, each ...
Disy says agreement with Fidias had ‘no connection’ to presidential elections
Disy on Saturday insisted that the deal it struck with social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou and his political party, Direct Democracy Cyprus, which saw him and his party support Disy ...
Fidias accused of dishonesty after foregoing parliament seat
Former European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Tuesday accused social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou of dishonesty after he decided not to take the seat in parliament to which he had been ...
2026 parliamentary elections
Candidate says did not ‘crawl out of cave’
Stephanos Christodoulou did not crawl out of a cave or emerge from the sea. He just wants to see his children have better opportunities and this is why he is ...
2026 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Fidias: the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself
Social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou on Wednesday submitted his candidacy for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the Nicosia district, at the top of the ballot of Direct Democracy Cyprus, the ...
Fidias elected president of Direct Democracy of Cyprus
Fidias Panayiotou was elected president of the Direct Democracy of Cyprus party on Sunday evening, securing 4,006 votes in an online internal election and defeating six other candidates.
Around 7,000 members participated ...
Reports link Direct Democracy candidate to past drug conviction
A candidate of the Direct Democracy party was reportedly convicted in a drug-related case in the north, according to Turkish Cypriot media reports.
The reports refer to Kyrenia district candidate ...
Undecided voters dominate as Disy and Akel remain locked in tight race
Nearly one in three voters have yet to decide how they will vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the second Noverna poll conducted for Politis on Monday.
The ...
Fidias under fire from regulator over party app
The personal data commissioner on Tuesday moved to halt the operation of the Agora app created by MEP Fidias Panayiotou, citing failures to comply with the general data protection regulation (...