Israel achieved success in public votes at the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend, prompting a range of national calls to check results and voting systems.

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Since then, broadcasters in Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Iceland and Finland have since raised concerns or questions about public votes, and some have requested audits.

European TV organizer EBU said the vote has been independently checked and verified and they have taken any concerns seriously.

Israel was ranked 14th by the National Jury, but due to telephone and online voting, the rankings of Israel were on the list.

Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom are among the countries where spectators awarded the highest 12 points to Israel, with Ireland and Finland giving 10 points.

Irish broadcaster RTE has asked organizers to break down the votes in a comprehensive way.

This comes after Spanish broadcaster RTVE said it would require a survey of the results and a review of the TV system.

Currently, viewers can vote up to 20 times via phone, text or app.

"The system where everyone can vote up to 20 votes is an encouragement of manipulation," said Katia Segers, a member of Frank German MP.

“It is necessary to investigate whether such manipulation occurs in our country and all other participating and non-participating countries.”

A spokesman for Flemish public broadcaster VRT said: "We have no indication that the TV count is not performed correctly, but we require the EBU to be completely transparent.

“The question first is whether the current system ensures that the opinions of the audience and listeners are reflected fairly.”

"We will definitely ask the EBU if it should update these rules or at least check if the current rules allow abuse," said YLE of Finland.

On Tuesday, Dutch public broadcasters Avrotros and the NPO issued a statement saying the game was "increasingly affected by social and geopolitical tensions".

Israel’s participation, they said, “provoked the question of whether Eurovision remains a question of apolitical, unified and cultural events.”

In response, Martin Green, the director of the contest, said organizers “stay in touch with all participating broadcasters” and “take their concerns seriously.”

"We can confirm that we have been in touch with several broadcasters since the vote on Saturday," he continued.

He said.

“It is important to emphasize that the voting actions of the Eurovision Song Contest are the most advanced in the world and are examined and verified by a group of people to exclude any suspicious or irregular voting patterns.

“The independent compliance monitor reviews jury and public voting data to ensure we achieve effective results.

“Our voting partners have confirmed that valid votes have been recorded in all countries participating in this year’s finals and in the rest of the world.”

Eurovision News, which runs EBU, said the Israeli government agencies paid for advertising and used state social media accounts to encourage people to vote for Israel’s entry.

Mr Green said it was not a violation of the rules.