Serbia: New Voting System for PzE25!

A few hours ago, Serbia’s national broadcaster announced a new voting system that will change how the results are determined. According to the new rules, the ratio between the votes of the jury and the public will be 50/50. This means that, as in the past, both the jury and the public will have the same weight in determining the winner, but with a significant change in how the points are awarded.

According to the new regulations, the points will be allocated with a 50/50 system, although there may be small adjustments due to rounding. This means that both the public and the jury will announce their votes in a proportional manner, making each vote more accurate. The previous system, where the jury awarded points using the well-known method (12, 10, 8…1), will be modified so that the jury retains all its points based on the final total. The public will now award points proportionally, meaning that a song that receives a specific percentage of public votes will get the same percentage of the total available points.

For example, if a five-member jury awards a total of 290 points (58 points per member), the public will also award 290 points. Therefore, if a song wins 10% of the public votes, it will receive 10% of the total available public points, i.e., 29 points.

There is still no official information about the number of jury members that will participate in the voting, but it is expected that the number of jury members will increase.

This system may lead to cases where the public will have a decisive influence on the final result. For example, in 2024, Breskvica would have won due to strong public support, while with the old system, Teya Dora would have prevailed.

Commentator Stevan Ljuština also emphasized the need for a cap on the maximum number of points the public can award to a song in order to ensure the 50/50 balance between the jury and the public.

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Source: evrovizija.rs