Politics – In a statement released Thursday evening, the European Broadcasting Union, which oversees Eurovision, explained why it would not agree to the Ukrainian president’s request to speak at the event on Saturday.
From our correspondent in Liverpool (UK)
recent months, Volodymyr Zelensky She appeared, via video, in many cultural events such as Cannes Film Festival And from Berlin. But the Ukrainian president will be deprived ofEurovision. The competition final will be held on Saturday Liverpoolwith the United Kingdom hosting the competition on behalf ofUkraine who won the title last year.
“The Eurovision Song Contest is an international entertainment, governed by strict rules and principles that have been established since its inception. Among them: the apolitical nature of the event. The European Broadcasting Union, which supervises the organization, said this evening, Thursday, that this principle prohibits the possibility of taking political positions within the framework of the competition.” In a press release.
“good intentions”
“Mr. Zelensky’s request to speak in front of the Eurovision audience, although it was submitted with commendable intentions, unfortunately cannot be accepted by the EBU as it would be against its rules,” the body continued.
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