 On the day of the referendum, no exit polling was allowed within 25 meters of polling stations, to prevent disruption of voting.International organisations, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, European Union, GUAM, and some other countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia, Iceland, Norway) did not recognise the referendum.According to Russian News Agency RIA Novosti, more than 130 international observers monitored the referendum and reported that "they did not register any procedural violations during the secret balloting," and the representative of the Congress of Russian Communities from Moldova declared that the referendum was held according to international standards.