Alvise Pérez: A Year On, No Salary Raffle, No Revelations

Alvise Pérez: A Year On, No Salary Raffle, No Revelations

A year after his arrival in the European Parliament, Alvise Pérez has admitted that he has not raffled off his salary as an MEP. The confession, made during a public appearance, has reignited the debate over the consistency of the politician who burst onto the scene promising radical transparency and donating his salary. Neither has peine. His loudest supporters have gone from fervor to silence, and it's no coincidence.

The promise that vanished

During the 2024 European election campaign, Alvise Pérez assured that if he reached Brussels, he would raffle his salary among his trinc. The offer was part of an anti-establishment discourse that promised to use parliamentary immunity to expose alleged frauds. A year later, Pérez himself admits he has not delivered: the full salary – around €100,000 gross per year plus allowances – has gone into his pocket. "I'm living the high life on the allowances," summed up a critic on social media. The fact leaves no room for nuance: zero information revealed, zero salary donated.

The voter, between disappointment and posturing

The profile of Alvise's voter is peculiar: many gave him their vote as a "punishment vote" to see if his accusations were true. After the admission, some admit they "already knew he was just like the others," but others double down on their defense with arguments ranging from "they all steal" to "he earned €800,000 before, he doesn't need that money." The contradiction is obvious: if he was already rich, donating his salary should be easier. The silence of his staunchest defenders is telling; when asked to explain the results, they change the subject or appeal to an alleged judicial persecution.

The mirage of exception

One recurring excuse is that "all politicians do the same." But Alvise did not present himself as just another one: he built his brand on being the exception. "Voting for this guy is for idiots, but on top of that he knows he's getting premium idiots voting for him," joked a commentator. The reality is that, with the same benefits as other MEPs – immunity, allowances, salary – Pérez has not presented a single relevant initiative nor exposed the grand conspiracy he promised. The balance is zero, except for the politician's own increase in wealth.

What has he actually done in Brussels?

Beyond the salary, Alvise Pérez's parliamentary activity is non-existent. No questions, no reports, no proposals. His trinc justify this by saying "he's inside and tells us everything," but the only content he generates is monetized videos and, according to some sources, he has even tried to profit from a person's death. The question hanging in the air is: what is the point of a seat if it's not used? The answer, for the pocket of its holder.

The case of Alvise Pérez is a manual on how anti-establishment discourse can be profitable without needing to deliver. His voters, trapped in the promise of exception, have gradually fallen silent as the facts contradicted the words. The next election will be the definitive test: whether the "Alvise effect" deflates as much as his un-raffled salary.