He is 24 years old and had never voted for the first YouTuber elected to the European Parliament

This is Fidias Panayiotou, simply Fidias or Mr.Beast, and today he celebrates 19.30% - 71,330 votes - which has transformed him into "a European politician"

ROME – He is the most famous YouTuber in Cyprus, he is 24 years old, he voted for the first time and as an independent he was elected to the European Parliament. A feat won for Fidias Panayiotou, simply Fidias or Mr. Beast, who today celebrates 19.30% – 71,330 votes – which transformed him in “a European politician”.

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The boy has never expressed himself on hot topics and it is not clear whether the candidacy is one of those undertakings that his over 277 million subscribers to his channel like so much, a decidedly higher number large compared to that of the inhabitants of Cyprus. Among the videos there is evidence of how to stand for 90 hours without ever sitting down, staying in isolation for 7 days or hugging celebrities including Elon Musk.

HOW THE IDEA OF CANDIDATURE WAS BORN

The objective, however, was to bring young people closer to politics and it was they who brought it to fruition by rushing to vote. “I didn’t think I had much chance as a candidate”, he declared on the eve. “I have never voted in my life: one evening I said to myself that if I never vote and never care, there will always be the same nerds in power, and so I said enough!”. Thus the idea of competing was born. His career as a YouTuber began in 2019, today he won two seats. Incredulous during the election night, Fidias commented with amazement: “We have accomplished a miracle”.