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Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Slovenia will also not take part in next Eurovision
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Slovenia’s RTV SLO confirms that it will also back out of the competition.
Its representative at the EBU asserts that Eurovision has become “hostage to the political interests of the Israeli government,” according to the broadcaster.
RTV SLO says it was among those who called for a secret vote to be held, along with Spain, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Turkey, Algeria and Iceland. Ultimately, members voted to accept a package of reforms as enough to allow Israel to remain in the competition.
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