Moldova's Socialist Party said on Monday that it does not recognize the voting at foreign polling stations, thanks to which incumbent President Maia Sandu was declared the winner of the presidential election in the country.
Moldova held the runoff of a two-round presidential election on Sunday. With 99.86% of ballots tabulated at the time of the writing, Sandu is in the lead with 55.41% of the vote against her opponent, former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, with 44.59%.
"Maia Sandu became the 'president of the diaspora.' The Socialist Party of Moldova does not recognize the voting at foreign polling stations, thanks to which Sandu was declared the winner of the elections," the party wrote on Telegram.
Last week, the Constitutional Court of Moldova recognized the results of a referendum in which the country's residents supported changing the constitution in favor of European integration. More than a third of voters took part in the referendum, and the constitutional amendment was supported by the majority of participants in the referendum.
The Moldovan Parliament will be dealing with the issues of the country's accession to the EU, including joining the bloc's founding treaties, after the Moldovan constitution is appropriately changed.
At the October 20 referendum on Moldova’s accession to the EU, 50.46% of the country's citizens voted in favor of that decision, while 49.54% voted against it.