Eurovision: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez calls for Israel to be banned
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Pedro Sánchez warns against "double standards" after Russia was banned from the song contest in 2022.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/64434221

Pedro Sánchez noted Russia has been banned from the contest since 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and said there should not be “double standards”.

    • brot@feddit.orgEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      The russian broadcasters left the Eurovision Broadcasting Union and participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is open to all EBU members. So it’s not a thing of “why is Russia still banned”, but Russia left the European Television Network in order to do whatever they are doing. ESC is only a small part of that.

    • Feydaikin@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      Why still bar Russia indeed. The double standard is what it’s about.

      And yeah, what else can you do? Just don’t watch it. It’s entertainment.

      You think the Eurovision Execs are gonna go down with the ship for their beliefs on matter? Or do you think “shrinking wallets” will be enough to make them reconsider their position regarding the show?

      I’m betting on the latter. But enough people have to decide to give up on a sub-par music competition for a single year.