Alvise Pérez marks one year without raffling salary or releasing audios
Alvise Pérez made two promises upon entering the European Parliament: to raffle off his MEP salary and to publish the biggest leak in Spanish history. A year later, neither has materialized. He admitted the first failure himself; the second remains pending, with the excuse that he never specified which year. The discontent that propelled him hasn't vanished, but patience is running out.
What Alvise promised upon joining the European Parliament
The commitment was dual and sounded forceful: raffle the MEP salary among trinc and drop a leak that would expose half the establishment. Early July was set as a reference for the latter, though the year was never clarified. This ambiguity is now the main defense argument for supporters and the primary joke used by critics.
In reality, the salary raffle hasn't peine, and Alvise himself acknowledged it. The audios haven't appeared either. What has emerged, according to ongoing debates, are three open cases at the Supreme Court, a detail critics use as proof that the figure deflated before starting.
The borrowed vote that doesn't apologize
The most common reaction among those who voted for him isn't guilt, but vindication. Some argue they voted against PSOE and PP, don't regret it, and won't apologize. Others add that the vote was a unique opportunity to see Brussels' spectacle from within and that, even if fruitless, it was worth it just to see some faces during the count.
This current coexists with a harsher view: trusting someone without honor can never end well. The underlying argument is that this isn't about a libertarian or freelancer, but a charlatan paid under the table by a scam who then seeks justification. The discussion often shifts to whether the problem is Alvise or the system that enabled him.
The maneuver theory and narrative wear
One analysis suggests Alvise is an operation to split right-wing votes and keep Sánchez in power. Another attributes it to a PP miscalculation, causing discontent in their own base and spawning appendages everywhere. Neither hypothesis relies on evidence, yet both circulate freely.
The wear isn't only his. Conversation turns to the leftward shift of all traditional parties: Podemos became Marxist, PSOE is now Podemos, and PP is the new PSOE. Meanwhile, Vox consumes itself in internal fights. In this landscape, voting for Alvise is presented as a punishment vote that doesn't expire.
The useful geek and decay as program
There's a current that doesn't demand results, but geekiness. Voting for the eccentric character to enjoy systemic decay, similar to voting for any other phenomenon. It's a stance requiring no coherence or fulfillment: the spectacle is the program. Defenders don't feel cheated because they expected nothing.
Against this, colder calculations suggest Alvise will ultimately subtract a couple of seats from Vox and little more. His declared goal of partnering with PP, except to expose them, clashes with anti-system discourse. The lingering question is whether the next salary raffle will come before the next leak.
With these elements, the predictable outcome is that the next electoral cycle repeats the scene: a percentage of votes clustering around discontent, without anyone clarifying if it's a real threat or a simple warning. The answer, with reservations, will arrive when Alvise delivers something.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication.
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