ESC 2016 ARMENIA: SANCTIONS IN SIGHT FOR THE FLAG GATE - EVEN A DISQUALIFICATION

Eurovision reference group has condemned Armenia's contestant Iveta Mukuchyan  for brandishing the flag of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the Green room last night during the first semifinal live broadcast. The separatist region is officially part of Azerbaijan but currently is under the control of local ethnic Armenian forces. EBU on Wednesday called the incident a "serious