After disputes, the Swiss approved public funding of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025

The citizens of Basel supported the proposal for the public financing of Eurovision 2025, which will be held in this country.

66.4 percent of voters gave their support.

Preliminary voting results show that the majority of voters have given the green light for a loan of 40 million euros, which will be used to cover the costs of organizing the event.

These funds will go towards various aspects of Eurovision, including accompanying program costs, accommodation for participants and visitors, as well as promotional and welcome campaigns.

Also, part of the money will be invested in expanding the local public transport network to facilitate access to all parts of the city during the competition.

Although the majority of citizens supported this initiative, the issue of Eurovision funding became the subject of political controversy. The right-wing party, the Federal Democratic Union, launched an initiative to collect signatures against this proposal.

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Politicians of this party criticized Eurovision, calling it a "propaganda platform that favors homosexuals and non-binary people".

Recall that Blick's research also showed that approval is stronger among people with a higher level of education than among other population groups.

They answered the question of whether they will host the competition. Of the respondents, 49 percent answered "no" and 46 percent "yes", while 5 percent did not answer at all. /Telegraph/