US EditionVRT Questions Future Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Belgium's Flemish broadcaster VRT questioned its future participation in Eurovision 2026 after controversy over televoting results in 2025 held in Austria.
- This questioning follows RTVE of Spain demanding an investigation into televote anomalies, where Israel received maximum points despite widespread pro-Palestinian protests.
- VRT and RTVE called for full transparency from the European Broadcasting Union amid concerns the voting system may allow manipulation through multiple votes per device.
- EBU Director Martin Green stated the Eurovision voting process is highly advanced, with thorough verification and ongoing broadcaster dialogue to address concerns.
- Without serious debate and reforms, VRT warned it might withdraw from Eurovision participation, reflecting broader tensions over politicization and the contest’s original values.
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The Belgian and Spanish broadcasters are concerned that the current Eurovision voting method, which is supposed to be apolitical and inclusive, is no longer appropriate. Both have called for transparency from the EBU, which claims the process ensures the results are valid.
Criticism after the ESC in Basel. Among other things, this is about the controversial audience voting – with a view to the second-placed country Israel this year.
On Monday, Belgian television VRT asked Eurovision for "total transparency" in voting from the public.
Flemish broadcaster VRT threatens to stop Eurovision after massive Belgian public support for Israel song
VRT questions future participation in the Eurovision Song Contest
In a statement released early on Monday afternoon, the management of the Flemish public broadcaster VRT says that it is demanding full transparency from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with regard to the televoting that took place during the final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
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