Young SVP Geneva threatens referendum against ESC organization
Published: Saturday, Aug 10th 2024, 12:20
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The Young SVP Geneva wants to oppose the possibility of the ESC 2025 being held in Geneva. It has announced a referendum or an initiative should the city be awarded the contract for the event.
"While many important areas need financial support, it is not justifiable to spend millions on such a controversial event," the Young SVP announced in a communiqué late on Friday evening. The fundamental opposition to the public funding of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) had already been decided at the General Assembly in mid-July.
The Young SVP Geneva also expressed concern about the use of public funds to support events that are used as a stage for polemical and political statements.
"This competition was supposed to be a music show, but it has become an open grandstand for all political demands, not just woke," Jason Detraz, President of the Young SVP Geneva, is quoted as saying in the press release. Geneva, together with Basel, is still in the running to host the competition in 2025.
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