{"id":177880751,"date":"2025-11-29T09:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glitterpennews.com\/?p=177880751"},"modified":"2025-11-29T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:32:44","slug":"rtvslo-will-compete-in-eurovision-2026-should-israel-be-excluded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glitterpennews.com\/?p=177880751","title":{"rendered":"RTVSLO Will Compete in Eurovision 2026 Should Israel be Excluded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Following the publication of the draft programming plan for RTVSLO in 2026, there was speculation that the broadcaster intended to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest fully.&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalija Gor\u0161\u010dak, President of the RTVSLO board,&nbsp; has now confirmed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, if next week, on Thursday, when the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) General Assembly is scheduled to vote on whether Israel will participate in the Eurovision Song 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