The Serbian city of Belgrade has beaten Malaga and has been chosen this Wednesday for organize the International Exhibition in 2027. Belgrade has prevailed with 81 votes, compared to 71 in the Spanish city, in the vote organized by the International Bureau of Exhibitions (BIE, in its acronym in French), based in Paris and those in charge of choosing which city will organize the event.
The International Exhibition will be held between June 5 and September 5 of 2027. Málaga, which has remained eleven points from victory, competed with its proposal based on sustainability The urban age: towards the sustainable city. Belgrade had presented his proposal inspired by sport and music Let’s play for humanity: Sport and Music for all.
Málaga had been preparing this candidacy for four years and a broad institutional representation had traveled to Paris to shelter her, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares; the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno; the president of the Malaga Provincial Council, Francisco Salado, and the mayor of the Malaga capital, Francisco de la Torre.
Today each city defended its project for the last time before the BIE delegates, in charge after voting and giving the verdict. The voting has been carried out in several rounds, where candidates were eliminated. Those who were left out then gave their support to the remainder in the next round.
Málaga she had been the first to defend her proposal first thing in the morning. After they have done it the rivals: San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina), Minnesota (USA), Phuket (Thailand) and Belgrade, which was the last.