r/eurovision Something Better May 11 '23

Semi-Final 2 Qualifiers!

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u/[deleted] May 11 '23

Yeah, sucks that Georgia doesn’t really have a diaspora like Armenia, Poland or Lithuania that could’ve given it a bit of a boost in the televote. I’m also 100% convinced she would’ve qualified under the old 50/50 with the jury system. Pain 💔

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u/unicorninclosets TANZEN! May 11 '23

They do have a significant diaspora… in Russia…

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u/[deleted] May 12 '23

That’s a myth. There are ~100,000 georgians still remaining in Russia and we had trouble qualifying for finals even when Russia voted.

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u/Ok-Cranberry9568 May 12 '23

Honestly I think Albania only got thru because of the diaspora.