Authorities in Moscow expressed skepticism on Monday regarding the narrow margin in Moldova's constitutional referendum on EU membership, suggesting it “raises questions.” They also dismissed Moldovan President Maia Sandu's claims of Russian interference in Sunday’s presidential election.

Axar.az reports that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that it was “difficult to explain” how the “Yes” votes in the EU referendum surpassed the “No” votes, which were leading as ballots were being counted late Sunday.

It should be noted that üith nearly 99% of the votes counted, the referendum—which asked Moldovans if they wanted to add a clause to the constitution making EU accession a national goal—showed the “Yes” vote slightly ahead at 50.31%, according to election authorities early Monday.

In the presidential race held alongside the referendum, none of the 11 candidates secured over 50% of the votes, paving the way for a second round on November 3 between Sandu, who garnered about 42% of the votes, and former prosecutor Alexandr Stoianoglo, who received around 26%.