Following suspicions of a possible use of the electronic voting system of the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards Gala 2021 in a manner that breaches the provisions of the Rules available on the campaign website https://matei-brancoveanu.fundatia-alexandrion.ro/regulament/, the Alexandrion Foundation has temporarily suspended the voting process.
On 25 May 2021, the Alexandrion Foundation noticed a large and inexplicably rapid increase in the number of votes, from 1,805 to 4,373, for Ovidiu Andriș, one of the 5 finalists of the Gala. The Alexandrion Foundation immediately launched an investigation to identify whether there are votes with characteristics that are incompatible with the competition rules. At this time, the specialists involved in the investigation are analysing the facts in order to determine the causes that led to this situation and to find solutions that would allow the campaign to resume.
The voting process has been suspended and will remain so until the matter is resolved. All votes obtained in a manner that breaches the provisions of the competition rules, regardless of which of the 5 finalists they were cast for, will be removed and will not be taken into account in the final ranking.
Furthermore, in order to prevent similar situations after the campaign resumes, the Alexandrion Foundation will implement additional security measures that will increase the safety of the voting process, and will take all the necessary legal steps to protect the reputation of everyone involved in the project, as well as the image and integrity of the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards Gala.
The Alexandrion Foundation wishes to clarify this situation in a transparent and fair manner, without harming the image of any of the 5 finalists.
The Alexandrion Foundation emphasises that all 5 finalists of the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards Gala 2021 are people of exceptional human and moral qualities, and thanks them for their involvement in the project and their dedication during the voting campaign. It also thanks the public for its interest in the Gala and encourages people to vote responsibly and honestly, so that all finalists have an equal chance of winning the competition and so that their reputations are not affected.
Please note that the date of the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards Gala 2021 has been postponed and will be announced at a later time.
