The rules for the 61st Eurovision Song Contest have been published today by the European Broadcasting Union.
The rules have outlined that the final of the Eurovision Song Contest is now capped a total of 26 countries and that a maximum of six countries can be pre qualified for the final of the competition. The rules mean that we will not be seeing a repeat of the 2015 contest where 27 countries performed in the final with Australia also pre-qualified for the final of the competition.
The six pre-qualified countries for Eurovision 2016 remain the Big Five nations of; France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom plus the host nation of Sweden.
The competition is capped at a total of 46 EBU member countries competing, currently the total of competing countries this year stands at 41.
Source: Eurovision.tv
um you clearly missed the new rule that the EBU can alter the amount in the final any time they choose.
You missed the big news story completely, the news isnt that australia wont be in the final, the news is that they almost certainly will be.
That rule has been in the rules for a number of years already.
But your article clearly ignores the rule and the fact that the rule means Australia is definitely allowed in if the EBU reference group gives it the go ahead. Talk about selective reporting.
Le nombre est plafonné a 46 pays car 5 n’ont pas encore dit si ils reviendraient
• L’Australie n’a pas encore le feu vert….
• La Bosnie-Herzégovine on verra bien, mais ça s’annonce mal parti…
• La Croatie, toujours pas de décision…
• Le Liban, ça n’est que des rumeurs, il y a beaucoup de discutions
• Le Maroc, aucune annonce pour le moment.
41 pays c’est déjà bien après ^^
Espérons que de nombreux pays en tant que participants possibles! 🙂 ????