Eurovision Song Contest organisers issued a lengthy statement about 'certain irregular voting patterns' that had been spotted in the results of six countries during Saturday night's final.
During the 66th contest, which saw Ukraine's act Kalush Orchestra take the crown, votes from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and San Marino were all replaced by aggregate scores, after the unusual patterns were noticed on the night, reports the Mirror.
Acknowledging the controversary, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) issued a full statement. "In the analysis of jury voting by the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) pan-European voting partner after the Second Dress Rehearsal of the Second Semi-Final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, certain irregular voting patterns were identified in the results of six countries," the EBU began in their address.
