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Eurovision Bosses Respond After Various National Broadcasters Raise Concerns About Vote Rigging

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Austrian singer JJ celebrating his Eurovision win in Basel, Switzerland on Saturday night

Even days after the live final, this year’s Eurovision Song Contest continues to find itself at the centre of more controversy.

On Saturday night, Austrian performer JJ became the latest singer to be crowned Eurovision champion, ahead of Israel’s Yuval Raphael, who was this year’s runner-up.

However, the Israeli act secured the most points overall in the televoting, which is now coming under scrutiny from several competing countries.

The national broadcasters for both Spain and Belgium (RTVE and VRT, respectively) have since raised concerns over vote rigging with Eurovision organisers the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

RTVE is now calling for an investigation into this year’s Spanish Eurovision vote – which allows viewers to vote up to 20 times over the phone or via text – after both Spain and Belgium’s televoting gave the Israeli act the maximum........

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