A Cypriot candidate for MEP and well-known YouTuber has claimed that his automotive was stolen, it emerged on Thursday.
In a video he posted on social media, Fidias Panayiotou is seen in a parking area the place he says he has simply found his automotive is lacking. The alleged theft occurred whereas he was overseas in Greece.
“I don’t wish to hyperlink this to the elections, within the sense that we [meaning himself] could steal somebody’s seat within the European Parliament,” Panayiotou says within the video, talking casually within the Cypriot dialect.
“It’s the primary time that somebody has stolen my automotive, by no means occurred earlier than. I’m a bit of unnerved, and I’m going to name the police.”
Later, nonetheless filming, he dials a quantity and supposedly speaks with the police to report the theft. A voice may be heard on the opposite finish responding to his name.
The Cyprus Mail contacted the police to ask whether or not the younger MEP had in actual fact filed a criticism a few stolen automotive. The contact on the police power stated he had completed a fast verify, however discovered nothing on file. Nevertheless, that didn’t essentially imply that Panayiotou didn’t file a criticism.
Boasting 2.6 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, Panayiotou has turn out to be a sensation on the platform for various outlandish stunts, together with embarking on a mission to hug Elon Musk. He garnered controversy late final 12 months after trying to journey throughout Japan whereas not paying for his transport and begging for money.
He introduced his candidacy for MEP in a video posted on TikTok final January. Donning three ties, a swimsuit and shorts on the time, Panayiotou introduced candidly that he had no concept about politics or the European Union however was keen to be taught.
Operating as an impartial, the younger man is polling excessive. The most recent survey completed by RAI confirmed him garnering 8.7 per cent – simply half a proportion level behind the Diko celebration.
Even when he doesn’t get elected, he leaves in his path 4 parliamentary events (Volt, Edek, Dipa, the Greens) who’re working on full tickets with six candidates every.
