Liveblogging Eurovision: A sudden realisation

[nmg]

There's no Malta in the final! Or Ireland! We're doomed...

Edited to add: no, there are 43 countries voting - we might yet avoid nul points.

In fact, San Marino (population 30,000) have just given us six points.

*Why* are San Marino voting - they've got the population of two Aberystwyths!

Comments

[pinguthegreek.livejournal.com]

San Marino doesn't have an independant phone system so have to jury vote.

[titanic-days.livejournal.com]

I understand it is because their mobile networks are the Italian networks, they don't want Italians voting and have elected to, gosh, do it by JURY, like the old days.

I never expected Andy 'Housewives Choice' Abrahams to win, but I am verging on angry here.

[ronaldraygun.livejournal.com]

Ah, electoral colleges with non-uniform Borda counts. Arguably the worst voting system in the history of psephology.

[nmg.livejournal.com]

I think that's borne out by the results, this year and every year.

[ronaldraygun.livejournal.com]

I find the bloc voting absolutely hilarious.

[lionsphil.livejournal.com]

Wargh, my friends page! Can't you coalesce these? This isn't Twitter.