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- Fidias Panayiotou will forgo his newly won House seat and stay in the European Parliament.
- He told the interior ministry that neurophysiologist Yiannis Laouris will take the seat.
- Direct Democracy Cyprus earned 5.4 % (20,159 votes) and four seats, finishing sixth nationwide.
- Panayiotou said staying in Strasbourg keeps a Direct Democracy member in the European Parliament.
- The next European Parliament elections run 7-10 June 2029, with Cyprus voting on 10 June.
