European Broadcasting Union says vote required after several nations threaten potential boycott
If the vote fails, it’s up to the viewers to boycott the whole thing.
Yes but at the same time do brace yourself for having them “win” by having the most public vote again, the genocide supporters will be watching and voting.
You mean the most funds for purchasing votes and the most “fans” willing to vote in multiple countries, multiple times.
They certainly wouldn’t be above that but for the most part they don’t need to. Its been known that last year they spend a huge amount on propaganda for selective audiences, and because some nonsense everyone can vote 20 times.
I think eurovisions refusal to respect widespread calls for an audit also rings alarm bells on the integrity of the organization.
That’s easy, the contest is pure garbage.
it’s just a bit of light hearted fun.
That’s why genocidal countries should not be given a platform…
I expect there to be an expert panel who will take up 50% of the votes. The rest is for the broadcasters.
Also if anything looks suspicious or maybe potentially unfavourable, they can assign votes to broadcasters as they would have expected them to vote.
Wasn’t this how it went a few years when they suspected a handful of nations to have coordinated their voting?
I didn’t know that Isreal was in Europe.
Much like the rest of Eurovision, it doesn’t make much sense.
See also: Australia. Though their 2023 entry was an absolute banger to be fair.
It makes perfect sense. The EBU covers the ITU European Broadcasting Area, which extends to the40th meridian and 30th parallel. This definition of Europe is based on the practicalities of radiocommunication propagation and historical telegraph routes rather than current political boundaries.
In fairness, that wouldn’t be my go-to obvious answer, but that is pretty fuckin’ interesting nonetheless. Thank you for informing me 😊
I just want to add that due to the above territorial definition of EBU, Australia is no member of EBU, but associated. As such, they don’t have the formal right to take part at the ESC, but are invited by the EBU to contribute.
Australia right now.
The major players and who also pay most to the European Broadcast Union and Eurovision, the big five Germany, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Spain will be decisive. Spain is the only one of those that would support an exclusion of Israel. Germany, France, and UK are unlikely to do that.
