A young Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) with a huge online following formally launched his anti-immigration party in Spain on Sunday, marking another step in Europe’s growing political fragmentation and shift to the right and far-right.
Up until now it had been an ‘electoral group’ in Spain, but as an official party it can now participate in the country’s general elections.
The new party, Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF) – ‘The Party’s Over – is led by 35-year-old Alvise Pérez, whose fledgling movement stunned Spain’s political scene last year by capturing nearly 5% of the vote and securing three seats in the European Parliament. ALSO READ: Spain’s PP beat PSOE in European elections, as far-right make big gains across EU.
At an event in Madrid on Sunday, Pérez rallied thousands of flag-waving supporters as he pledged to take on corruption, crime and the political establishment. However, he also has four pending charges against him, including alleged fraud, that are under process at Spain’s Supreme Court.
On Sunday, he promised ‘the biggest deportation plan in Spain’s recent history’ – aimed at immigrants convicted of crimes and funded, he said, by cutting all foreign aid.
Pérez also attacked ‘a European Union that has betrayed its foundational principles’ and accused it of serving ‘a globalist bureaucracy’.
He argued that the bloc routinely favoured France and Germany over Spain and vowed to call a referendum on EU membership if Brussels failed to ‘respect’ the country.
Boasting more than one million Instagram followers, Pérez has built his public image through fiery social media posts mocking the European Parliament, railing against corruption, and even sharing a video of himself riding a jet ski to plant a Spanish flag on a small islet off Morocco.
His surprise performance in the 2024 EU elections rode the same right-wing wave sweeping parts of Europe, a striking development in a country long thought resistant to far-right movements following Franco’s 1939–1975 dictatorship.
However, Pérez’s momentum has faded since then, with recent polls showing support hovering around 1%. Spain’s Supreme Court has also opened four cases against him, including allegations of illegal financing and the harassment of two MEPs – Diego Solier and Nora Junco – who were elected under his banner but later split from his movement.
Pérez chose the Vistalegre Palace in the Madrid neighbourhood of Carabanchel for the official launch of his new party, the same venue where Podemos and Vox had their mass inaugurations in 2014 and 2018, respectively.
According to El País, the far-right activist failed to fill the old bullring – which has a capacity of 10,000 spectators – but he did fill the ring and part of the stands. In total, around 4,000 people (more than 5,000, according to the organisers) attended, and they had to pay an advance of 15 euros – supposedly later returned – and provide personal information such as their ID or credit card numbers.
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