EBU to Review Eurovision Voting Rules After Criticism

Published:

EBU to Review Eurovision Voting Rules After Criticism
Photo: Martin Meissner/AP/TT

The EBU is sticking to the fact that the voting in this year's Eurovision Song Contest went correctly - but is considering reviewing the regulations for next year following criticism from several countries against Israel's actions.

Among other things, the EBU will investigate the rules for how different countries are allowed to promote their Eurovision entry, writes Martin Green, head of the Eurovision Song Contest, in an open letter to fans and TV companies, according to SVT.

It is allowed to promote one's country's entry, notes Green, but Israel has received criticism from several quarters for its targeted campaign for its artist.

"We want to ensure that this type of promotion does not disproportionately affect the natural support and foreign voting that we always see in the viewer vote", writes Green in his letter.

The EBU will also review how many votes each person can cast in the competition. In this year's competition, it was possible to vote 20 times per person.

"There is no evidence that it unfairly affects the final result, but the question has been raised, so we will look into it", writes Green.

Israel received low jury votes in several countries, but won the total viewer vote and finished second overall in this year's Eurovision Song Contest after winning Austria. Several European TV companies have demanded an investigation into the result.

Tags

Author

TTT
By TTEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for local and international readers

More news

Gérard Depardieu Sues France Télévisions Over Documentary Editing

Gérard Depardieu Sues France Télévisions Over Documentary Editing

Czech Author and Dissident Ivan Klima Dies at 94

Czech Author and Dissident Ivan Klima Dies at 94

Bridgerton Author Julia Quinn Takes Stand Against Book Bans

Bridgerton Author Julia Quinn Takes Stand Against Book Bans

Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Streaming Record with New Album

Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Streaming Record with New Album

Diddy Sentenced to Over Four Years for Serious Crimes

Diddy Sentenced to Over Four Years for Serious Crimes

Diddy Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Pimping Crimes

Diddy Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Pimping Crimes

Peaky Blinders Returns with Two New Seasons Following WWII

Peaky Blinders Returns with Two New Seasons Following WWII

Tucholsky Prize Honors Imprisoned Vietnamese Author Pham Doan Trang

Tucholsky Prize Honors Imprisoned Vietnamese Author Pham Doan Trang

Fans Speculate Taylor Swift Disses Charli XCX in New Album

Fans Speculate Taylor Swift Disses Charli XCX in New Album

Patricia Routledge, Star of "Skenet bedrar," Dies at 96

Patricia Routledge, Star of "Skenet bedrar," Dies at 96

Swedish Talent Shines on Taylor Swift's New Album

Swedish Talent Shines on Taylor Swift's New Album

Resistance Faced by Sweden's First Female Police Officers in Netflix's "Skiftet"

Resistance Faced by Sweden's First Female Police Officers in Netflix's "Skiftet"

Taylor Swift's Swedish-Produced Album Receives Mixed Reviews

Taylor Swift's Swedish-Produced Album Receives Mixed Reviews

Robyn Announces Completion of New Album

Robyn Announces Completion of New Album

Diddy Seeks Leniency Before Sentencing in Pimping Case

Diddy Seeks Leniency Before Sentencing in Pimping Case

One Direction's Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to Film Netflix Documentary

One Direction's Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to Film Netflix Documentary

Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds Dies at 79

Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds Dies at 79

Gunilla Persson Aims for Melodifestivalen Return with New Song

Gunilla Persson Aims for Melodifestivalen Return with New Song

IJustWantToBeCool to Launch Live Podcast at Dreamhack

IJustWantToBeCool to Launch Live Podcast at Dreamhack

Py Bäckman Wins Evert Taube Prize for 2023

Py Bäckman Wins Evert Taube Prize for 2023