Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced a change to rules to make judging panels more transparent and try and stem the obvious vote rigging between 'blocks'. Under the new rules, the names of the members of each jury in the voting countries will be announced on 1 May and the scoring of each jury member will be made public after the Eurovision final. Eurovision's Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand said: "Tighter rules and increased openness are important for the Eurovision Song Contest to build on its success. To make sure participants, viewers and fans know that we have done and will always do our utmost to secure a fair result. These changes show that the Eurovision Song Contest is an ever evolving tradition, which continues to adapt to the spirit of time". The next Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Denmark on 6, 8 and 10 May next year.
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Eurovision hopes rule change will stem vote rigging
Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced a change to rules to make judging panels more transparent and try and stem the obvious vote rigging between 'blocks'. Under the new rules, the names of the members of each jury in the voting countries will be announced on 1 May and the scoring of each jury member will be made public after the Eurovision final. Eurovision's Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand said: "Tighter rules and increased openness are important for the Eurovision Song Contest to build on its success. To make sure participants, viewers and fans know that we have done and will always do our utmost to secure a fair result. These changes show that the Eurovision Song Contest is an ever evolving tradition, which continues to adapt to the spirit of time". The next Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Denmark on 6, 8 and 10 May next year.
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