🇲🇩 Moldova: TRM Issues Statement After Moldova’s Jury Awards 3 Points to Romania in Eurovision Final

Following large scale criticism on social media in Moldova, the Moldovan broadcaster has issued a statement after the country’s jury at Eurovision 2026 only award 3 points to Romania.

The Moldovan public broadcaster Teleradio Moldova has released a statement after the Moldovan jury awarded 3 points to Romania in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The jury has been criticised by the Moldovan public, with many expecting the jury to have awarded Romania its 12 points. The statement from TRM states:

“TRM did not in any way influence the jury’s decision, which was made independently. Moreover, TRM tried to ensure that the process would be transparent, by appointing a notary who monitored the voting. We emphasize that the final result does not in any way represent the institution’s position,”

The broadcaster has made it clear that the Moldovan jury followed the guidance outlined by the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest and each juror voted independently without any influence from the Moldovan broadcaster. In the voting breakdown released by the EBU, “Choke Me” from Romania was ranked:

• Juror 1 – 4th
• Juror 2 – 9th
• Jurror 3 – 12th
• Juror 4 – 16th
• Juror 5 – 15th
• Juror 6 – 3rd
• Juror 7 – 7th
• Juror 8 – 8th

Poland received the 12 points from the Moldovan juror, after four of jurors ranked Poland as their favourite, one had it second, two had it third and one 7th. The Moldovan jury was formed of:

• Andrei Zapșa, conductor, deputy general director responsible for television at TRM;
• Corina Caireac, expert in audiovisual production, artist management and communication. She was part of the artistic management and communication team of the Moldovan delegation at Eurovision 2005 and Eurovision 2022, together with the band Zdob și Zdub;
• Catalina Solomac – music performer. She participated in three editions of Eurovision Moldova. Her song, “Pink Margarita” ranked 3rd in the national final of ESC Moldova in 2026;
• Pavel Orlov – performer, soloist of a band, composer and music producer. She ranked 2nd in the national final of Eurovision Moldova 2026;
• Stanislav Goncear – artist. She mainly works in the pop-jazz and soul/R&B genres, with jazz influences and a contemporary pop sound, collaborating with young artists who share similar musical tastes;
• Victoria Cușnir – journalist at Radio Chișinău. Graduate of the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, majoring in screenwriting, film and television directing. Producer of shows about music and culture, director of outdoor performances and documentary filmmaker. Member of the jury for the national selection for Eurovision in 2018, 2022 and 2024;
• Ilona Stepan – artistic director and first conductor of the Academic Choral Chapel “Doina”.

Moldova were represented by Satoshi at Eurovision 2026 with “Viva, Moldova!” who placed 8th in the final. Moldova received 12 points from the televote in Italy, Romania and Ukraine.

Source: Moldova 1