Eurovision 2025: 66,57% voted in favour of the Basel referendum for the funding of the contest

As we have already informed you in previous articles, Swiss citizens were called on Sunday to decide on the funding for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. After two weeks of postal voting, the results were just announced, showing that the majority voted in favor of public funding, with 66.57% of the votes supporting the decision to fund the contest.

Specifically, as presented in the analytical table and graph below, the results show that the total number of votes counted reached 57,358. Of these, 38,186 votes, or 66.57%, were in favor of the funding, while 19,172 votes, or 33.43%, were against it. Overall, the voter turnout for the referendum was 57.15%.

With the “Yes” vote prevailing, funding for the Eurovision 2025 in Basel can now proceed. As a result, the city will host both the main events of the contest, such as the performances at St-Jakobshalle, as well as parallel activities like the Eurovillage and Arena+.

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Source: Basel