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Eurovision voting: when politics and kitsch converge

  • The Eurovision Song Contest voting patterns reveal political, cultural, and diaspora influences dating back to 1957 across around 2,300 country pairs.
  • These patterns stem from regional blocs like Nordic, ex-Yugoslavia, former USSR, and Baltic, alongside geographical proximity and enduring political tensions.
  • Strong reciprocal voting occurs between neighbors such as Cyprus-Greece and Romania-Moldova, while diaspora groups influence asymmetric votes like France's support for Portugal and Israel.
  • In 2022, Ukraine won with 439 out of 468 public points, receiving maximum points from 28 of 39 countries, illustrating how flashpoint events can heavily sway voting.
  • These voting trends suggest that shared culture, geographic and demographic factors often outweigh political divisions, though volatile factors like nationalist governments can alter alliances.
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What Eurovision's voting patterns can teach you about European politics

Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes. But what are the voting patterns, and what external factors help explain them?

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Eurovision voting: when politics and kitsch converge

Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes.

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The Local - AT broke the news in Austria on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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