Moldova's President Maia Sandu said the authorities have clear evidence of malign interference and "fraud of unprecedented proportions" at the vote on0. With the presidential elections now going into the second round,

Voters in Moldova will cast their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in the country’s post-Soviet history. One is for president, the other a referendum on eventual European Union membership.

Russia has been accused of offering cash for votes in Moldova to skew a referendum on joining the EU. The vote on Sunday to change Moldova’s constitution to join the EU was only passed by a paper-thin majority of 50.03 per cent, despite predictions of a comfortable victory.