The 2024 European elections in Cyprus and the rise of the YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou, 9 June 2024

The 2024 European Parliament elections in the Republic of Cyprus (RoC), held alongside local government elections, marked an unprecedented 'super election day'. This complex electoral event occurred just a year and a half after President Nikos Christodoulides' narrow victo...

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Autores: Triga, Vasiliki, Ioannidis, Nikandros
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:recercat____::8ced01f7d6a366c9f7ec202c65978820
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10230/73037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2025.2543812
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Party de-alignment
Second-order elections
Fidias Panayiotou
Social media
EP elections
Disillusionment
Protest vote
Independent candidates
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Sumario:The 2024 European Parliament elections in the Republic of Cyprus (RoC), held alongside local government elections, marked an unprecedented 'super election day'. This complex electoral event occurred just a year and a half after President Nikos Christodoulides' narrow victory, amidst declining approval and public mistrust in political institutions. This study explores how second-order election dynamics, unique 2024 conditions, and political de-alignment trends shaped voter behaviour. It further examines the challenges faced by established parties and the rise of independent candidate Fidias Panayiotou, whose success underscores the shift in Cypriot politics towards personality-driven, issue-based, and social media-oriented actors over traditional party structures.