Almost 2.000 votes have been cast in the Demandi poll so far and Sweden, Ukraine, and Switzerland are in the lead. A stunning 60% of the participants declare that they want a mixture of televoting and jury vote.

This is the Demandi poll participants' top five so far:

1. Sweden (35.47%)
2. Ukraine (28.11%)
3. Switzerland (26.05%)
4. Iceland (23.75%)
5. Serbia (23.52%)

Six out of ten participants feel that televoting is not the ideal way to select the winner and they believe that a 50-50 mixture of televoting and jury vote would be the best way. Most participants (64%) feel that the quality of the song is the most important factor for a country to win, but almost one third of the voters also thinks that the country of origin plays and important role as well.

Despite certain aspects of the show causing a stir, fans of the show remain loyal. The majority of participants have been watching it for well over 10 years and a great deal of those for over 20 years.

You can vote in the Demandi poll here.


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