The EBU has issued an announcement about ‘irregular voting patterns’ in the course of the 2022 Eurovision Music Contest, eradicating votes from sure juries.
It beforehand introduced it will be investigating after irregularities appeared to seem in jury votes of six nations collaborating within the Second Semi-Remaining: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, San Marino.
The assertion continued: ‘Within the Second Semi-Remaining, it was noticed that 4 of the six juries all positioned 5 of the opposite nations of their High 5 (considering they may not vote for themselves); one jury voted for a similar 5 nations of their High 6; and the final of the six juries positioned 4 of the others within the High 4 and the fifth of their High 7. 4 of the six acquired at the least one set of 12 factors which is the utmost that may be awarded.
‘The sample in query was detected as irregular by the pan-European Voting Accomplice and acknowledged by the Impartial Voting Monitor, as 5 of those six nations had been ranked exterior the High 8 by the juries within the 15 different nations voting in the identical Semi-Remaining (which included three of the Massive 5: Germany, Spain and the UK).
‘Moreover, 4 of the six nations had been ranked within the Backside 6 of the opposite 15 nations voting on this Semi-Remaining. A jury voting sample irregularity of such a scale is unprecedented.
‘As acknowledged within the Eurovision Music Contest Guidelines and within the Official Voting directions of the Contest, if votes by Nationwide Juries current irregular voting patterns (as could also be detected by the pan-European Voting Accomplice and acknowledged by the Impartial Voting Monitor), the ESC Government Supervisor has the fitting to take away the votes involved for allocating the ranks and to interchange them with a substitute aggregated outcome calculated robotically to find out the ultimate nation results of these nations within the Second Semi-Remaining.
‘Given the unprecedented nature of the irregularity detected within the Second Semi Remaining, the EBU in session with the pan-European Voting Accomplice and the Impartial Voting Monitor determined, in accordance with the Voting Directions of the Contest, to train its proper to take away the votes forged by the six juries in query from the rating allocation within the Grand Remaining to protect the integrity of the voting system.
‘Consequently, the identical process was adopted and the robotically calculated substitute combination outcome has been used to find out the ultimate jury outcomes of the six nations concerned, within the Grand Remaining.’
It went on to say that the EBU has ‘mentioned the jury patterns with the related broadcasters and given them the chance to additional examine the jury voting of their nations.’
‘The EBU reconfirms its resolution to interchange the jury votes for these six nations with a substitute combination end in each the Second Semi-Remaining and the Grand Remaining,’ it went on.
‘The EBU additionally confirms the ultimate rankings of the 40 members within the 2022 Eurovision Music Contest.’
The second instalment of the semi-finals passed off on Thursday night and noticed 18 nations, together with Eire, San Marino, Malta, Israel, Belgium and Finland.
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra received the ultimate of the tune contest with their tune Stefania, whereas the UK’s Sam Ryder got here second with House Man.
The pair are thought to be in discussions for a collaboration after their unimaginable performances.
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