Diego Solier and Nora Junco have received the green light to enter the far-right group of the European Parliament, the fourth largest group after the other European Patriots, S&D and EPP. Alvise, who was being investigated by the National Court for illegal financing, was left out.
Far-right group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) rejects candidacy for member of the European Parliament Luis Pérez Fernández, better known as Alvise Pérez. in their education. The ECR accepts the request of Diego Solier and Nora Junco, who were elected under the Se Acabó la Fiesta (SALF) lists in the last European elections.
SALF MPs requested to join the ECR, led by Italian Giorgia Meloni, in July. Pérez’s inadmissibility may be due to: ongoing criminal investigation: The National Court is investigating him following a complaint by a cryptocurrency businessman and his former partner who admitted to donating to him 100,000 euros to finance his campaign. Pérez, a star of the ‘alt-right’ movement, or far-right populists, in Spain, admitted to receiving the sum via his Telegram channel.
Businessman Álvaro Romillo, in addition to being an investor in cryptocurrencies, was also the leader of the Madeira Investment Club, a defunct investment club. Alvis even attended an event promoting the platform in questionHe disappeared today. The events occurred before the transfer of 100,000 euros.
Which group will Alvise sit in the European Parliament with?
MEPs Junco and Solier will now leave the Independent Group of the European Parliament and join the fourth largest group of the Parliament. ECR, Alvise will stay for now no political groups. Waiting to be seen Whether to be accepted into Patriots for Europe, which is third in terms of the number of members of the European Parliament. The only problem? He would be sharing the same seat with their main national rival, Vox MEPs, who had nothing to do with the strengthening of the Alvise brand. direct competition among populist voters extreme right.
Members of the same national political party may sit in different groups in Parliament. Summerfor example, currently both in La Izquierda (starting from its leader, Estrella Galán, who shares the same group with her rivals in Podemos) as in Los Verdes (EFA), such as national parties Esquerra Republicana or EH Bildu.
With the new members of ECR, 80 MPs will be added to the groupFor Europe, it is well behind the Patriots’ 87, followed by the EU Liberals (Renew) with 78 MPs.
Among the criteria for membership of the parliamentary ECR group are the so-called Prague Declarationincludes: opposition to federalism Importance of the EU family as the basis of society and recommendations anti-immigration. Vox was a member of the ECR group before joining the European Patriots group led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
