In today’s episode, all the traditional political parties came out bruised from EU parliamentary elections on Sunday, while Cyprus echoed the EU generally by electing far-right nationalists Elam to a seat at the table in Strasbourg.

Elsewhere, the election of social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou to the European parliament is something “we have never seen before”, according to elections expert Yiannis Mavris.

Also, The five new governors will be meeting on Thursday, June 13 with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, with actions already in place to make the transition to these new, larger local government areas smoother.

All this and much more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.