The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), organisers of the Eurovision, say that neither incident can be confirmed as of yet.
A video circulating online filmed by journalists in Lithuania appears to show SIM cards and cash being offered to members of the public in return for agreeing to vote for Azerbaijan in the song contest.
The EBU responded to the video in a statement saying that the “intentions of these individuals have not yet been clarified” and that they have not been linked to the Azeri delegation
In a separate allegation, the Azerbaijani government is launching an investigation into why it's country gave Russia no points on the night, despite being the most popular in public votes.
Russian foreign minister Sergey V. Lavroy reacted angrily to the possibility of his country’s fifth-place finish being the result of vote rigging.
The EBU addressed the issue by explaining that due to the votes being split between public and judges’ votes that it was possible for a country to come in on top of the televote but still receive no points.
It also said that as part out the jury voting process, adjudicators visited the juries to ensure that their votes could be independently verified.
