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Eurovision admits vote rigging

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Subject: Eurovision admits vote rigging
Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 13:02:29 +0100
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by: The Happy Hippy - Mon, 16 May 2022 12:02 UTC

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/piers-morgan-claims-ukraine-won-26969857

Piers Morgan has labelled the Eurovision Song Contest a "rigged farce" after the Ukraine rap group Kalush Orchestra won on what he said was a "sympathy vote" due to Russia's military assault.

"Nobody who voted for Ukraine thought it was the best song because it obviously wasn't anywhere near the best. Even Ukrainians don't think it was the best song".

"The world's most absurd, pointless, politically-motivated "contest" excels itself. Ukraine could have sent one of its heroic bomb-sniffing dogs to bark the national anthem and still won".

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I do hate it when I find myself in agreement on Ukraine with those on the right whose views I generally despise; Morgan, Farage, UKIP, even Hopkins.

And it turns out it was worse than just sympathy vote farce ...

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/eurovision-song-contest-issue-lengthy-26970688

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

Votes from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and San Marino were all replaced by aggregate scores

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It is rather notable that the aggregated "corrected" results for four of those gave the full 12 points to either the UK or Ukraine.

Some would say that was simply re-rigging a rigged vote, and more are starting to question the ridiculous and suspicious 0+12 voting for Ukraine.

It at least explains why Executive Supervisor Martin Osterdahl was uncharacteristically stumbling and hesitant in confirming the votes had been verified and their legitimacy confirmed, trying to pretend all was fine and dandy and above board while knowing it wasn't.

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