Plastics Song Contest 29

The 29th edition of The Plastics Song Contest will be held in Krugger in Darktark. Darktark confirmed its participation and hosting on August 11. The city was also presented immediately. Darktark is the first country after the non-English edition to win in a language other than English. The theme is about rebuilding the country after the devastating war that raged past. The country now has some stability and can participate in the festival since edition 26. Many countries have confirmed participation early. The country won with the song "Нестримна" by KLER.

As of the 25th of October, 33 countries are set to compete in this edition. There are three returning countries : Arborálea (with an absence from edition 28),  (with an absence from edition 11) and   Rote Kaserne ( with an absence from edition 25 ). Mountainland has changed its name to Republic of Catarsia. There are already eleven absentees : Blendison,  Fryslân en Grins ,  Koninkrijk Limburg  and  Treejenskirm.

Other Countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Plastics Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active PBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Plastics network. The PBU issued an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members.

Active PBA members

 * Blendison.png Blendison - The public broadcaster did not vote in the previous edition and did not inform the board. The country was created recently and is not yet stable enough. The organization hopes to receive the country when it is more stable. No sanctions have been taken that were imposed on the Kingdom of Limburg.
 * Fryslan en Grins.jpg Fryslân en Grins - The country did not vote in the semi-finals and finals of the previous edition and has to decide with the government not to participate in the contest anymore. A few countries did not see the participation of this country through enmity, in the end the country also answered the political disputes with a withdrawal.
 * Limburg.png Koninkrijk Limburg - By failing to vote three times, the country is excluded from participating in the next 4 editions. The kingdom had not yet confirmed participation for the Plastics Broadcasting Union's decision.
 * - On September 2, MTV has decided not to participate in the twenty-ninth edition. The country had only just returned in the previous edition and is pulling the plug for the time being. The country has already won 2 wins and would be the second best placed country with a third win.
 * Mountainland.1.jpg Mountainland - On August 10, The Mountainlandian broadcaster RTL has decided to withdraw because of the low television ratings and the financial crisis within the country. They expect to return in the future but can’t confirm anything yet. On the 30th of August the broadcaster could find the financial sponsors to support participation. The financial crisis situation has fixed pretty quickly so they can participate. After their confirmation they changed their country name to the Republic Of Catarsia.
 * 125Tree.jpg Treejenskirm - On August 6, the country decided not to participate. They also said that a return of the country should not be expected immediately in the future. The country has failed to qualify for the final twice in their entry history.