RTVE has announced that it will not broadcast Eurovision 2026, following the EBU's refusal to review Israel's participation in the contest. The decision, made by the management of the public corporation, aims to take a clear stance on the conflict in Gaza. The absence of Spanish television leaves the event without one of its main historical contributors.
The voting system and its algorithm: a mechanism under suspicion 🗳️
The Eurovision voting algorithm, which combines national juries and televoting, has been criticized for its opacity. The system assigns points through a process that prioritizes the average between both channels, but does not reveal the raw data. This has raised doubts about possible political biases. RTVE's decision opens the debate on the technical neutrality of software that, according to experts, allows for some indirect manipulation in the final results.
Eurovision 2026: where peace is decided by a null vote 🎤
While RTVE jumps ship, other countries debate whether to send their artists or send their politicians on tour. The EBU, firm in its stance, seems more concerned about the sparkle of sequins than the underlying message. In the end, the only thing that will be clear is that, in Eurovision, the only vote that doesn't count is that of conscience.