The official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Moldova’s election results on Monday, stating that “the election campaign is assessed within the republic as dirty and unprecedentedly politicized, with authorities widely using administrative resources and force, along with various illegal tools, blackmail, and threats.”

She added that “the existing regime used barbaric methods to intimidate its opponents,” and that European officials and politicians, during their visits to Moldova, promoted the pro-President Maia Sandu party “Action and Solidarity” and linked continued economic aid to Moldova with the party’s electoral victory.

Zaharova described this as “blatant interference in Moldova’s internal affairs by Brussels,” noting that Moldovan authorities simultaneously accused Russia of interfering in the country’s political process and “promoted claims about a Russian threat that does not actually exist.”

Zaharova accused Moldovan authorities of obstructing Moldovan citizens’ voting on Russian territory and in the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria), pointing to “many blatant violations” during the election process.

She added that “the parliamentary election results confirmed a deep division in Moldovan society caused by the destructive approach of the country’s leadership,” noting that the “Action and Solidarity” party lost inside Moldova but managed to secure a parliamentary majority thanks to votes from Moldovans in Western countries, and that the party’s results in some regions, especially the autonomous Gagauzia region, were a “failure.”

She expressed hope that “the new Moldovan parliament and the government to be formed after the elections will draw the right conclusions and will not take steps contrary to the people’s interests.”

She added that “history confirms that a safe and stable future lies in developing cooperation with all countries on an equal basis, and that the approach aimed at turning the country into a NATO-dependent entity hostile to Russia and a logistical base to support the criminal Kyiv regime is a dead end.”

It is noted that the pro-President Maia Sandu party “Action and Solidarity,” which supports integration with the European Union, won 55 out of 101 seats in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday, September 28, while the pro-Russia “National Bloc” won 26 seats.