Yesterday, the Portuguese branch of the Eurovision Song Contest fans organisation OGAE (Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision) voted for the songs in competition at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal was excluded from the voting.

The meeting of OGAE Portugal took place at the Portuguese Youth Institute, in Lisbon. Around 30 fans were present, as well as Eládio Clímaco, who is going to be the Portuguese commentator of RTP (Portuguese Broadcaster) in Kyiv. Eládio also performed this duty in 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004, 2002.

Eládio and an RTP team recorded a reporting to be broadcasted during the daily 10 minute-programme on the Eurovision Song Contest that kicks off today on RTP 1 channel (starting at 2.15 pm).

Meanwhile, during the meeting it was announced that, same as last year, Isabel Angelino is going to be the spokesperson of the Portuguese voting.

The outcome of the Portuguese fans voting was as follows:

1. Hungary 146 points
2. Croatia 126
3. Switzerland 117
4. Serbia & Montenegro 78
5. Slovenia 72
6. Greece 68
7. Bosnia and Herzegovina 63
8. Netherlands 62
9. Lithuania 59
10. Monaco 58
11. Iceland 52
12. Israel 50
13. Malta 48
14. Finland 41
14. Romania 41
16. Denmark 40
17. Turkey 39
18. Belgium 34
19. Albania 33
20. Andorra 31
20. Belarus 31
22. Latvia 30
22. United Kingdom 30
24. Cyprus 29
24. Germany 29
26. Norway 21
27. France 20
27. Sweden 20
29. Austria 19
30. Spain 18
31. FYR Macedonia 16
32. Bulgaria 13
33. Ukraine 12
34. Russia 7
35. Poland 6
36. Estonia 5
37. Ireland 1
38. Moldova 0

Last year, the Portuguese fans club predicted the victory of Serbia & Montenegro and the second place of Ukraine in the semifinal, though in the final the voting was the other way around. Let's wait and see what this year's results bring!