Europe's politicians are calling for an investigation of ESC voting manipulation!
Europe's politicians are calling for an investigation of ESC voting manipulation!
Basel, Schweiz - On May 30, 2025, several top politicians sent an open letter to the EBU (European radio and television union), in which they call for a complete review of the voting results when television of the Eurovision Song Contest. This is done against the background of serious allegations with regard to possible election manipulations and state influence on the competition. Schwäbische.de reports that the Israeli participant Yuval Raphael with 297 Has won points, but was rated by the jurors with only 60 points (15th place).
The authors of the letter rely on data from Flemish Radio (VRT), which showed inexplicable differences between the number of spectators and turnout in the period 2023-2025. These findings have led to an increase in doubts about the validity of the coordination costs by national broadcasters, which is considered an alarm signal for EBU. Similarly, the Spanish broadcaster RTVE has applied for a review of its national televoting.
claims to the EBU
In their letter, politicians ask EBU to take the following steps:
- Publication of the complete counting, broken down to the country and voting method.
- Approval of an independent examination of the voting process for 2025.
- disclosure of all advertising contracts.
- clarification of restrictions for state -funded advertising.
- disclosure of all sponsorship contracts.
- Analysis of the voting system and suggestions for necessary changes.
These measures should counteract the suspicion that government agencies could have intervened in the vote. Above all, the participation of the State Israeli advertising agency (Lapam) in a campaign to promote the Israeli contribution for 2025 causes excitement.
Problem of televoting
After the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, doubts about the voting process itself became loud. In particular, the possibility of choosing more than twenty times has aroused the attention of the broadcasting facilities. escinsight.com -FeaTures has been revised. The credit card number is used as a clear identifier, which means that it is theoretically possible to choose several times by entering new bank card numbers and manipulating the system.
It is assumed that individuals could submit a total of 160 votes through the use of up to eight different bank cards during the Grand Final. Martin Green CBE, director of the Eurovision Song Contest, explained that "all valid voices" were recorded and checked by an independent compliance monitor. Nevertheless, RTVE called for detailed breakdown of the televote and received information about the number of calls, SMS and online votes during the Grand Final.
challenges of the competition
The current situation is further evidence of the challenges that the Eurovision Song Contest faces. The Dutch broadcasters Avrotros and NPO also expressed concerns about political influences on the competition. The fairness of the voting system, which has been continuously developed since its introduction in 1956, has also been discussed. Eurovisionandfriends.com explained that the current voting system that was established in 2016 is a combination of public and jury votum. Nevertheless, a comprehensive review of the system is considered necessary to ensure the integrity of the competition.
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