Eurovision Song Contest has never been anti-political, and it probably never will be. Here are some examples of just how political Eurovision is:
-Armenia🇦🇲 did not participate in 2012 because the contest was held in Azerbaijan🇦🇿 and both countries were in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
-Azerbaijan🇦🇿 was accused of targeting citizens who voted for Armenia🇦🇲 in Eurovision.
-Ukraine🇺🇦 won in 2016 with a song about Crimea that Russia🇷🇺 considered political.
-Ukraine🇺🇦 banned Russia’s🇷🇺 representative from entering the country in 2017 because she had performed in Crimea.
-Russia🇷🇺 was expelled from Eurovision in 2022 after invading Ukraine🇺🇦.
-Turkey🇹🇷 stopped participating because it criticized the voting system and the automatic qualification of the “Big Five" (🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇬🇧).
-Lebanon🇱🇧 withdrew in 2005 because it refused to broadcast Israel’s🇮🇱 performance.
-Georgia🇬🇪 withdrew in 2009 because its song appeared to mock Vladimir Putin and the EBU demanded changes.
-Belarus🇧🇾 was expelled in 2021 because its song was considered political propaganda.
-Israel🇮🇱 has faced controversy for years because of the Israeli–Palestinian (🇮🇱vs🇵🇸) conflict and boycott campaigns.
-Balkan countries(🇷🇸 🇭🇷 🇧🇦 🇲🇪 🇲🇰...) often vote for each other because of cultural and political ties.
-Former Soviet countries(🇷🇺🇧🇾🇺🇦🇱🇻🇱🇹...) have also shown clear voting patterns favoring historical allies.
-Nordic countries( 🇩🇰🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸...) frequently exchange high points with one another.
-Morocco🇲🇦 participated only once and never returned, partly because of Israel’s🇮🇱 presence.
-Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇦 faced major difficulties participating during the Yugoslav Wars.
-Portugal🇵🇹 withdrew for several years because of economic problems and internal political changes.
The songs can be really good and sometimes they do represent culture, but POLITICS has always played a role in EUROVISION.
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