The Croatian group Lelek, which represented Croatia with the song "Andromeda" in this year's Eurovision, received 12 points from the Serbian public. However, the Serbian expert jury gave them zero points. This outcome has stirred up a significant debate, especially considering that Croatia had given Serbia and the band "Lavina" the maximum 12 points from both the jury and the public in the final.
The decision by the Serbian jury has been the main topic in Croatian media. Portal Index.hr commented on the situation with the headline: "Easy for the jury. Serbian public gave Croatia 12 points (and Croatia gave them the same)."
Nevertheless, opinions have sharply divided on social media and in comments below articles. The Serbian jury's votes for this year's Eurovision were as follows:
- 12 points: Greece
- 10 points: Italy
- 8 points: Malta
- 7 points: Bulgaria
- 6 points: Denmark
- 5 points: Norway
- 4 points: Israel
- 3 points: Moldova
- 2 points: Australia
Bulgaria Wins Eurovision
This year's Eurovision winner was Bulgaria with Dara as their representative. The Croatian group Lelek expressed their enthusiasm for the winner, commenting: "We would have given her 12 points."
This jury decision shows how divided we still are. Are we ever going to stop letting politics ruin our regional sports events? It's time to move past this.