Moldovan Public Broadcaster Director Resigns Over Eurovision Vote Moldova’s Eurovision hangover has turned into a full-blown political drama, as a song contest spat over three points to Romania toppled the country’s public broadcaster chief.

In the days after last weekend’s Eurovision final, outrage exploded online and in the streets over how the Moldovan jury — selected by the state broadcaster — voted. Instead of showering neighbor and cultural kin Romania with points, the panel gave Bucharest just three, triggering “mass public protests due to the Moldovan jury’s vote at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.”

By Monday, the backlash had a scalp. General Director of Moldovan Radio and Television Vlad Turcanu announced his resignation, a moment one pro-government outlet framed as “CHAOS IN MOLDOVA OVER EUROVISION! Citizens FURIOUS over jury votes, public broadcaster director RESIGNS!” Turcanu insisted he was falling on his sword voluntarily, calling it “my decision” and stressing that, although management had distanced itself from the jury’s choices, responsibility was “above all” his as head of the institution.

Pro-government coverage has leaned into the narrative of a digitally empowered public in a fragile democracy: a “dramatic demonstration of the role of social networks” in one of Europe’s poorest states, whose pro‑EU leadership has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is pushing for EU membership by 2030. The same reports highlight that Moldova’s jury handed top marks to Poland and 10 points to Israel, whose participation was dogged by boycotts over the war in Gaza.

Opposition-leaning voices, meanwhile, seize on the symbolism: if a televised song contest can bring down a media boss, what does that say about the politicization and fragility of state institutions? One critical outlet notes that the resignation came after “mass public protests” and that the controversy has sparked “criticisms even in Serbia,” turning a three‑point snub into a regional spectacle.

In Moldova, Eurovision wasn’t just about the music; it was about identity, geopolitics, and who gets to speak for the nation on live TV.