The electoral group Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF), which obtained more than 800,000 votes in the latest European elections, is now facing an unexpected internal conflict. Its leader, Luis ‘Alvise’ Pérez, has publicly accused his two fellow Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), Diego Solier and Nora Junco, of having shifted their political stance under possible influence from lobbies linked to European rearmament. Solier and Junco have responded by considering legal and disciplinary action, describing the accusations as unfounded and defamatory.
During an appearance on the podcast Eclécticos Worldwide, Alvise Pérez voiced his suspicions in ambiguous but serious terms: “I don’t know if a lobby came from behind and bought one of my MEPs.” According to him, Solier and Junco changed their votes on recent European Parliament resolutions related to defense, distancing themselves from the party’s initial opposition to rearmament. “There have been dozens of votes on rearmament. In every single one, I voted against. My two other MEPs voted against almost all of them except the latest,” he said.
However, records show that all three SALF MEPs voted together in favor of the rearmament plan proposed by Ursula von der Leyen in March. Differences emerged in April, when Pérez voted against the annual report on the Common Security and Defence Policy, while Solier and Junco abstained.
Diego Solier and Nora Junco are members of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), which rejected Pérez, who remains unaffiliated. The Spanish delegation of ECR has issued strong statements distancing themselves from the SALF leader’s remarks.
“The attempt to create a party was rejected by the Ministry, which resulted in an electoral group with no members or party structure,” sources from the Spanish ECR delegation told europeanconservative.com. They emphasized that all three MEPs ran independently under a common electoral platform and each held their own seat, without any hierarchical subordination.
The delegation reiterated: “We do not belong to any party; we are part of an electoral group.” They also stated that Solier and Junco were admitted into the parliamentary group by absolute majority, while Pérez was also rejected by absolute majority. “SALF has no members, no structure, and we are not dependent on Alvise Pérez in any way,” they stressed.
Given the seriousness of the accusations, the Spanish ECR delegation is considering filing a formal complaint with the European Parliament. “We want to centralize the process with the Parliament’s administration. There are different avenues, including consultation with the legal advisor,” they explained. The aim is to assess whether Pérez’s statements constitute a breach of internal conduct rules or even harassment.
Meanwhile, Diego Solier and Nora Junco continue to focus on their parliamentary duties in committees such as Fisheries and Agriculture. Recently, Junco also participated as an electoral observer in Ecuador. According to the ECR delegation, these are MEPs “working for Spain’s interests.”
They have also expressed concern over Pérez’s public calls on social media for his followers to confront their colleagues. “Inciting attacks on Diego and Nora through his social media is serious. We will see what measures can be taken,” they concluded.
This outlet attempted to contact the SALF MEP but was unsuccessful. However, MEP Diego Solier, head of the Spanish delegation of ECR, shared the following statement with europeanconservative.com:
The accusations made by Mr. Pérez are utterly baseless and entirely detached from reality. Ms Junco and I reject them in the strongest terms. We are currently reviewing legal options in response to these defamatory claims.
The statement added: “Let me also clarify: Neither Ms. Junco nor I have ever been members of Mr. Pérez’s only very recently created political party. We were part of an electoral list in the European elections–a list he headed as lead candidate. But this list ceased to exist after the European elections.”
Solier concluded: “As members of the ECR Group, we are committed to its centre-right values of common sense–including a Europe, ready to defend itself in cooperation with NATO.”
