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The Claim

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will use a voting system in the grand final that consists of a 50% jury vote and a 50% televote split.

The Short Version

The 50/50 jury-televote split in the Eurovision Grand Final has been the standard format since 2009, and nothing in the 2026 reform announcements indicates any change to this weighting. A credible mainstream outlet (RTE) explicitly references the Grand Final's 50/50 split as the existing baseline. However, no primary EBU source in the available evidence explicitly reconfirms this split as a stated 2026 rule — it is an unchanged default rather than a newly announced feature, which is a minor but notable distinction.

Caveats

  • No primary EBU source explicitly reconfirms the 50/50 Grand Final split as a deliberate 2026 policy — the claim relies on historical continuity and secondary reporting.
  • The 2026 reform announcements focus on vote caps, anti-promotion rules, and semi-final changes, not on the Grand Final weighting, meaning the split is assumed rather than freshly verified.
  • One dedicated Eurovision outlet (ESC Insight) explicitly notes the Grand Final 50/50 split is not confirmed in the 2026 reform announcements.

The Receipts

  1. Voting overhaul announced for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

    eurovision.com

  2. EBU announces changes to voting rules for 2026 - Eurovision

    Eurovision

  3. Vienna 2026 - Eurovision

    Eurovision

  4. Eurovision unveils major voting rule changes for 2026 - RTE

    RTE

  5. What are Eurovision's new voting rules following allegations of ...

    Euronews

  6. What Real Eurovision Voting Reform Should Look Like

    ESC Insight

  7. EBU updates voting rules ahead of Eurovision 2026 - ESCXTRA.com

    ESCXTRA.com

  8. Eurovision Grand Final: How the complex voting system works

    The Guide Liverpool

Filed Under

Eurovision Song Contest 2026

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