A petition of 300 thousand people with a request to review the results of the competition was rejected.
The European broadcasting Union (organizer of the contest “Eurovision”) in response to a petition to revise the results of the competition announced that Ukraine “is and will remain the winner of “Eurovision 2016”.
The answer the authors of the petition for reconsideration of the results of “Eurovision”, which won the Ukrainian singer Jamal, published on the official contest page in Facebook.
“Eurovision” is a contest. It can only be one winner. We understand that not everyone agrees with the results of the contest “Eurovision” this year, however, in competition where results are determined on the basis of subjective and often very individual opinions, there will always be people that will not agree”, – stated in the message.
A video in which it is reported that the results of “Eurovision” will not be revised, appeared also on the official website of the European broadcasting Union.
In a message on the page “Eurovision” indicates that the results will remain valid in accordance with the rules, which were known to all participants of the European broadcasting Union, performers and fans.
“Ukraine is and will remain the winner of “Eurovision” in 2016. Do you agree with this or not, we urge the signatories of the petition to welcome a result that conforms to the rules and to continue a constructive dialogue on how to further strengthen and improve the “Eurovision”, – said in response to the authors of the petition.
The statement also emphasizes that the winner of the contest was determined by music industry professionals and audiences whose voices affected the results equally. “The representative of Ukraine Jamal won with broad support from both the jury and the spectators,” – said in the message.
