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Daily Mirror
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Zoe Delaney

Eurovision Song Contest issue lengthy statement after calls to introduce ban

Eurovision Song Contest organisers issued a lengthy statement in the early hours of Sunday morning, regarding the issue that led to calls to introduce a ban on national juries and scrap the jury vote altogether.

Shortly after Ukraine's act Kalush Orchestra won this year's contest, Eurovision bosses admitted "certain irregular voting patterns" had been spotted in the results of six countries.

Votes from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and San Marino were all replaced by aggregate scores , after irregular voting patterns were noticed on the night.

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