I was interviewed by Yonca Özdemir, who is a political economist and academic. She holds a PhD in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Delaware. She is currently serving as a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor in the Government department at William & Mary.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:27 Who is Yonca Özdemir? 02:19 Why I Run for Elections 06:58 My Political Goals 12:25 Who Are My Voters? 14:12 What I Learned from Politics 16:14 Direct Democracy 17:14 How Politics Changed Me 20:36 Politics in my country Cyprus 29:39 Who is Really Running Cyprus? 33:04 The European Union 35:07 The European Parliament 37:54 Why I didn't join a Political Group 38:58 The Most Urgent Issues to Tackle 43:58 The Cyprus Problem 49:51 Social Media in Politics 51:36 Immigration 54:06 The Role of Social Media in my politics 01:02:53 Do I Reach the Older Generations? 01:04:25 Best Social Media Platform for Politics 01:05:39 The Cyprus Problem 01:08:41 The Future Sole liability rests with the Member financing this political and information activity. The European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.