Moscow accused the leadership in Moldova of preventing hundreds of thousands of its citizens living in Russia from casting their votes in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov complained on Monday that Moldova opened only two polling stations on Russian territory.

He added that the capacity of the two centers was insufficient, as hundreds of thousands were unable to vote.

The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that on election day, only 5,000 ballots were available at each of the two polling stations.

The ministry attributed this to security reasons but did not specify what they were.

It is noted that hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens live in Russia.

According to information in Moldova, more than 276,000 citizens voted in the European Union and other Western countries, usually in favor of pro-European forces.

According to the electoral commission, the party of the pro-European president Maia Sandu again secured the majority in parliament.

Sandu had previously accused Russia of blatant interference, including vote-buying, misinformation, and cyberattacks.

Peskov said that Russia would refrain from evaluating the elections and would leave that to the parties and political blocs in Moldova.