How will the EM45 Semifinals Draw work?

There's less than 40 hours left to know on which semifinal will each of the participating countries be drawn. Unlike previous editions, in which the draw was done online randomly, EM45 will feature a live video draw starring the Executive Supervisor for this edition, Dago Lesmes. And just like in the real Eurovision Song Contest, the countries have been classified in different pots according to their voting patterns and cultural similarities. The EM Team did the corresponding research, and six pots have been decided upon:

POT 1 - The Odd Pot

• Armenia
  
• Croatia
• Germany
• Ireland
• Moldova
• Portugal
• San Marino
• Turkey

POT 4 - Western Europe

• Belgium
• Denmark
• France
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• United Kingdom (HOST)*

POT 2 - Central Europe

• Andorra
• Austria
• Czech Republic
• Finland
• Italy
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Switzerland (BIG 3)

POT 5 - Mediterr. & Scandinavia

• Cyprus
• Greece
• Israel
• Lithuania
• Norway
• Spain
• Sweden (BIG 3)

POT 3 - Eastern Europe

• Bulgaria
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Latvia
• Monaco
• Poland
• Serbia
• Ukraine

POT 6 - Balkans & Arab-Speak.

• Albania
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Estonia
• Lebanon
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Slovenia

*The United Kingdom is listed for reference, but the host must vote in both semifinals.

The countries will be drawn into either the first or the second semifinal, and ALSO, into the corresponding first, second or third part of the each show (each part will contain seven entries). The actual running order will be determined by the Executive Supervisor in a similar fashion to that of the most recent Eurovision editions (trying to mix up the genres in the most suitable way for the show). The video and its outcome will be posted on July 30th!

Here are the six pots represented by colors, showing that voting patterns have a certain correlation with the geographical situation of a country.