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Moldovan public television head resigns after Eurovision voting controversy

2026-05-20 18:07:49Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Romania's Alexandra Căpitănescu received only three points from the Moldovan jury.

The director of Moldova's public television has resigned after an unusual debate over voting in the Eurovision Song Contest, where the Moldovan jury awarded only three points to the Romanian representative, failing to reflect traditional sensitivities between neighboring countries.

In this contest, there is an “unwritten rule” that neighboring countries or those with strong cultural and political ties usually give each other high scores. This phenomenon, known as “neighborhood voting,” has been studied often, but rarely has it been so openly acknowledged as this year. The Moldovan jury not only gave Romania few points, but also gave Ukraine no points at all, while giving Poland a maximum of 12 points and Israel a maximum of 10. Meanwhile, the Moldovan public voted differently: giving Romania 12 points and Ukraine 10.

After numerous reactions and criticisms on social networks, the director of Teleradio-Moldova, Vlad Turcan, resigned, describing this situation as “extraordinary” and “serious.” He emphasized that Moldova’s position towards Ukraine is not one of “zero points” and that feelings towards Romania are only positive, but nevertheless he took responsibility as the head of the institution.

The ties between Moldova and Romania are deep historically and culturally, as part of Moldovan territory was part of Romania in the early twentieth century. Since independence in 1991, over 850,000 Moldovan citizens have obtained Romanian citizenship. President Maia Sandu has even stated earlier that she would support unification with Romania if a referendum were held.

Reactions were also not lacking from other public figures. Margarita Druta, who announced the results live, said she almost refused to read them. Former defense minister Anatol Salaru stressed that the public vote was what mattered, calling it “a vote between brothers.” While political commentator Alex Cozer accused the public broadcaster of causing a “scandal with Romania.”

Meanwhile, Culture Minister Cristian Jardan demanded an explanation for how the seven-member jury voted. One of them, Victoria Cusnir, said she regretted agreeing to be part of the jury, describing the public reaction as a “public lynching,” and stressed that her vote was not against Romania.

President Sandu tried to ease the tension, stating that this issue should not be allowed to damage relations between the two countries and that the most important part was the fact that the Moldovan public gave maximum points to Romania.

In this edition of Eurovision, Romanian singer Alexandra Capitanescu came in third place with the song "Choke Me", mainly thanks to the public vote. The winner was Bulgarian singer Dara with the song "Banagaranga", while Israel came in second.

Cspitsnescu stated that he had no resentment and thanked Moldovans for voting for him, adding that it is not fair for an entire nation to be judged by the decision of just seven people. Meanwhile, Moldova's representative, Satoshi, who came in eighth, called on fans not to incite hatred, stressing that the countries will always remain friends.

Although he has resigned, Vlad Turcan is expected to remain in office until his successor is appointed.


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