Moldova EU vote too close to call as president Sandu claims Moscow meddled

The first batch of preliminary results indicated the referendum on Moldova's EU future was a "no," but a last-minute spike in votes in favour from the eastern European country's diaspora evened out the score.

A referendum on Moldova's EU membership bid was too close to call on Monday morning, with the difference between "yes" and "no" votes counted in hundreds.

Although early preliminary counts showed Moldovans largely rejected the proposal to enshrine the eastern European country's EU path in its constitution, a boost of votes from Moldovans abroad gave the "yes" camp a much-expected boost.

According to the latest early count, the two camps were now firmly divided, with the difference between them at a mere 744 votes in favour.

Turnout for Sunday's vote surpassed 50%, much above the 33% needed for the referendum to be valid.