Eurovision Song Contest after submitting two songs that were ruled to be in breach of competition rules.The band representing the country, Galasy ZMesta, is known for mocking anti-government protests.
Belarus has been in a political crisis since August when Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the nation for 26 years, refused to resign in a disputed election.The EBU, the organisation behind Eurovision, ruled that Galasy ZMesta’s submissions had a political subtext, which conflicts with its rules that “the Contest is not instrumentalised or brought into disrepute”.In a statement about the second song, the EBU added it had “carefully scrutinised the new entry to assess its eligibility to compete”.“Regrettably, Belarus will not be participating.
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