Two 24-year-olds become the youngest members of the Cypriot parliament

Following the May 2026 legislative elections in Cyprus, 24-year-olds Efraim Christou and Dimitris Baros were elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the youngest members in the country's history. Efraim Christou, representing AKEL in Limassol, secured his seat with 4,966 preferential votes. Dimitris Baros, representing the Direct Democracy party in Paphos, obtained a seat through the final seat allocation process with 280 personal votes, which resulted in the ELAM party losing a seat. While Baros describes himself as a former commando and professional poker player, Christou is a student of mathematics and economics. Simultaneously, 75-year-old Zacharias Koulias of DIKO was re-elected in Famagusta, retaining his status as the oldest and longest-serving member of the parliament since 1999. There is ongoing speculation regarding whether Feidias Panayiotou, the 26-year-old leader of Direct Democracy, might vacate his European Parliament seat to join the national legislature. Baros has expressed an interest in joining the Parliamentary Committees on Education and Transparency.