TV viewers will be able to vote free online the competitor who will represent the Republic of Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest that this year will take place in Liverpool. The score obtained by the contenders will be a 50/50 combination of jury votes and public votes, IPN reports.

To take part in voting, TV viewers will access the link for voting or will scan the QR code posted on the screen of TV sets, registering on the online platform with the mobile phone number. Persons who are abroad will also be able to register on the platform if they have a mobile phone number registered with Moldovan telecoms carriers. TV viewers will receive a confirmation code through an SMS message to the registered phone number. Later, the participant will introduce the confirmation code on the platform and will be able to choose the favorite song from among the ten contestants of the National Final. After the vote is given, the person will receive a message of thanks for the vote.

Online voting between “start voting” and “stop voting” will last for about 40 minutes. The persons can vote from one mobile phone number only once and for only one competitor.

The online voting system is an absolutely new element of the National Preselection and is designed to ensure broader participation of the public in the designation of the winner of the national Eurovision stage and to increase transparency of the whole process. This accessible, safe and innovatory system is part of the Public Broadcaster Digitalization Strategy, it is noted on the website of the national contest.

The Eurovision 2023 national final will take place on March 4, starting at 7pm, and could be followed live on TV Moldova 1. For the first time, the national final will be broadcast in ten countries by two international TV channels that are available to the public in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Israel, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.