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🇩🇪 Germany: Chancellor Friedrich Merz Supports Withdrawal from Eurovision 2026 if Israel is Excluded (eurovoix.com)

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[–] golli@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well, the head of ARD is Christine Strobl, daugther of Wolfgang Schäuble, who used to be a very prominent member of the party and minister. So while the public broadcast is indeed formally independent, i am sure those in charge frequent the same circles.