Switzerland has been declared the winnerin the early hours of this Sunday, Eurovision 2024 with 591 points for Nemo in the most turbulent edition which is remembered for the Israel’s participation -while the military offensive in Gaza– and the disqualification of the Netherlands following the “complaint filed by a member of the production team following an incident after his performance in Thursday night’s semi-final.”
Furthermore, hours before the final of the contest, the organization met urgently after separating Israel from the rest of the delegations, as requested by the country itself. In previous days, during their rehearsalsthey suffered boos from the audience present, but they were not broadcast when the organization modified the sound with applause. These boos have been repeated on three occasions: during Israel’s presentationduring his performance and during the announcement of his 12 points.
For its part, Spain has been in 22nd place, with 30 points, after the performance of Nebulossa and her ‘Zorra’that has not managed to conquer the Eurovision audience nor to jury in the same way as Chanel in 2022which reached the best position for our country –coming third– in the contest in 27 years.
Israel has managed to achieve 375 points -the majority of televoting-, remaining in fifth position, despite the controversy and protests for your participation.
Yolanda Díaz will study measures against RTVE for “supporting” Eurovision
The second vice president of the Government and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, has announced that will study “the necessary measures” against RTVE for “supporting” Eurovision in “an act of propaganda in the middle of a genocide”.
“We are going to study the necessary measures so that RTVE does not support Eurovision again under these conditions“, he stated on his X account.
He has also denounced that “our public television cannot allow a contest that defends peace and diversity to become an act of propaganda in the midst of a genocide.”
Furthermore, on social networks, Sumar has once again reiterated that “Israel should never have participated in this edition of Eurovision.” “A festival of unity and diversity “This cannot be the occasion to whitewash a genocide.”has added.
Irene Montero requested the resignation of the head of the RTVE delegation
Podemos’s candidate for the European elections, Yesterday, Saturday, Irene Montero asked for the resignation of the head of the RTVE delegation at EurovisionAna María Bordás, by “do absolutely nothing” to prevent Israel’s participation in the contest, as well as that of the director of communication and participation of RTVE, María Eizaguirre.
Huntsman critical to Eizaguirre by not having demonstrated against Israel“not even after Spanish journalists have been harassed by the Israeli press for calling for a ceasefire“.
This was highlighted by Montero during the demonstration that took place this Saturday in Madrid to condemn “the genocide” suffered by Palestine by Israel.
According to the candidate for the European elections, “despite having asked Congress months ago, through an initiativethat Israel was requested not to participate, they have done absolutely nothing”.
“With the pain that we know it can cause to eurofans and from the complete admiration of Nebulossa, who has already shown us that with music we can defend freedom and diversity, we believe that The best way for Spain to win this festival is by not participating“said Montero.
Belarra urged Nebulossa not to participate
The general secretary of Can, Ione Belarraalso asked yesterday the Alicante duo Nebulossa, Spanish representative in Eurovision 2024, to do not participate tonight in the final of the festivalsince he considered that this is “the best way to represent the will” of Spain, a country that has expressed itself “in solidarity during all these months”.
Thus, in statements to the media before participating in Podem’s ‘Camí a Europa’ meeting this Saturday in Valencia, he considered that participating in Eurovision is “contribute to a whitewashing of the State of Israel”a “belief” that, in his opinion, “is not shared by the majority of citizens.”
“At this moment, most of the citizens, including a large part of the so-called Eurofans, see with horror how this festival, which was a banner of diversity, culture and peace, becomes a perfect facelift for a genocide and the extermination of an entire people,” he noted.
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