Since Sunday evening, we have all been reading a great deal about the electoral success of a young man who managed to secure one of the six seats in the European Parliament. Some have described it as a punishment for the political system, while others have called it a form of ‘revolution’ by the electorate.
Now that we are several days removed from the June 9 elections, I believe it is time to start looking at things calmly and without emotion. Fidias is a young man who is perhaps the most famous Cypriot internationally, considered (by general consensus) successful in his field, earning big money, and who has now chosen to take on a new challenge (like the many others before) … and he has succeeded yet again. And surely, he won’t stop here, as his dream was never to become a politician or an MEP.
Like you, I noticed many rejoicing because an individual – a young man – managed to get more votes than most political parties. They saw in him a “terminator of the party establishment” and cheered it on. Others began to view it as a punishment for a corrupt system.
Neither a revolution nor a sudden turn towards anti-establishment sentiment occurred on Sunday. Let me remind you that we still live on the island of Cyprus, which may boast beautiful sun and sea (favoured by most voters in the capital) but has very few revolutions or even uprisings in its long history.
If anything characterises us as a people, it is our propensity for imitation and our ease in accepting whatever is served to us by foreigners. A glance at the history of the Cyprus problem clearly illustrates this. So, we are not known for our revolutionary spirit…
After the shock of the election results, a sense of awe towards Fidias and his achievement set in. As soon as the interpretation emerged that the parties were being punished, everyone started talking about ‘punishing the system and the party establishment’, and the number of self-proclaimed anti-establishment figures grew.
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As we navigate these transformative times, it’s clear that both political and economic landscapes are evolving. Whether it’s through electoral surprises or advancements in banking and remote work, change is indeed on the horizon.
