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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Entertainment
Roisin O'Connor

Eurovision controversy rumbles on as more countries demand voting audit over Israel

Ireland has become the latest country to request a breakdown in Eurovision voting numbers from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) after a surge in audience votes for Israel’s contestant, Yuval Raphael, during the grand final.

The request comes after Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE demanded an audit, while concerns were also publicly raised by Belgium’s Flemish broadcasting company VRT.

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