Elche (Alicante) (EFE).- The rain forecast has not prevented the center of Elche and the district of El Altet from following the path of its neighbor Blanca Paloma for Eurovision through two giant screens, which have already been turned on , and that have DJs and bar service around them to liven up the wait.
Although this threat of storm has forced one of the giant screens to change location, the one in the city center and which is now in the El Toscar sports center and not in the Candalix car park, Elche has even embellished the facade of the consistory with images of Blanca Paloma to cover the Elche woman and she will not miss this appointment.
In fact, since 7:00 p.m. this Saturday, the “Eurovision Party” has already started at both points, both in the Plaza Mayor of El Altet -where the artist was born and which has a tent in case it rains- and in the centrally located El Toscar sports center, where food trucks will allow you to dine while the time for the Spanish woman arrives, who will perform in eighth position.
Both points will attend, throughout the night, the president of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, and the mayor of the city, Carlos González, who have confirmed their presence, although they will not arrive at the start of these two simultaneous festivities, which already They started at 7:00 p.m.
Support for Blanca Paloma in Eurovision 2023
Likewise, the town hall will distribute thousands of banners with the image of Blanca Paloma and the hashtag #ConBlancaPaloma has been created to cover the artist during the festival broadcast and to make it go viral nationally and internationally.
In El Altet, there is great enthusiasm to see its most illustrious neighbor in Eurovision and many balconies and venues in the district have hung Manila shawls with an image of the artist, so that they feel the support and affection from a distance.
Also in the city they have been encouraged to hang flags with the face of Blanca Paloma and some shop windows have been decorated with the image of the Eurovision representative.