Igor Grosu told the fourth parliamentary summit of the Crimea Platform in Stockholm that Moscow financed candidates in the Sept. 28 vote to help them win seats in the country's single-chamber parliament.
He said the group backed by Moscow included politicians dependent on the Kremlin, as well as figures linked to the criminal underworld.
Grosu said Moldova had become the target of an "unprecedented disinformation campaign" ahead of the election.
"This is a hybrid war in which Russia invested almost 400 million euros," he said, adding that Moldovans "resisted this pressure and manipulation, choosing the path of freedom and stability."
The election ended in victory for the pro-European Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) led by Grosu, which won 55 seats in the 101-member chamber.
The pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP), formed by four left-wing parties and dominated by the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) of former president Igor Dodon, came second with 26 seats.
Shortly before the vote, the state election commission removed several candidates from pro-Russian groupings from the ballot, accusing them of illegally financing their activities.
Moldovan security services also identified large-scale disinformation operations organized by Russia during the campaign, along with numerous cyberattacks, Grosu said.
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Source: PAP