Top politician tells ‘corrupt’ Eurovision to stay away from Bern

A social media post by the president of Bern’s cantonal government critical of the Eurovision Song Contest has created waves and will be discussed in the cantonal parliament. On Saturday Switzerland won the 2024 competition, held in Malmö, Sweden, and as a result will host the event next year. + Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest 2024 However, on Monday Philippe Müller, president of the cantonal government, tweeted that the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) “has been corrupt through and through for years” and this year was “also characterised by anti-Semitism & accompanied by terrible incidents of violence with police operations”. Müller, from the centre-right Radical-Liberal Party, is also the cantonal security director. He ended his tweet with “ESC: stay away from Bern!” Müller’s comments certainly ruffled the feathers of the mayor of Biel/Bienne, home of Eurovision winner Nemo. “I am ashamed to be Bernese. I am ashamed of this president of the government,” Erich Fehr said in a ...