NYT Obtains Eurovision 2025 Televoting Data, Supports Claim
“🇪🇸 The New York Times has obtained the Spanish televoting percentages from the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final. Israel received roughly one-third of the televote. According to the NYT, "It would have taken just a few hundred people, voting en masse, to secure [Israel]’s victory." pic.twitter.com/W5wDqSY0mT — ESC Discord (@ESCdiscord) May 11, 2026 image Link to article. More: https://t.co/tHlo54XAie — ESC Discord (@ESCdiscord) May 11, 2026”
Summary
The New York Times published an investigation on May 11, 2026 revealing the Spanish televoting breakdown for Eurovision 2025, showing Israel received roughly one‑third of the public vote. The article notes that only a few hundred additional votes cast en masse would have been enough to push Israel to first place.
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