CHISINAU, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - The Moldovan
Communist Party of President Vladimir Voronin won the country's
parliamentary poll and is expected to have the 61 seats
necessary to elect a new president, an election official said
on Monday.
Central Election Commission Secretary Yury Chokan said
three opposition parties had cleared the 6% threshold for entry
into parliament, while the other 13 groups on Sunday's ballot
did not make the cut.
"The Communists have gained 49.91% of votes, the
Liberal Party - 12.91%, the Liberal Democratic Party - 12.23%,
and the Our Moldova alliance - 9.88%," he said.
The results give the Communists 62 or 63 seats in the
new parliament, with 61 votes in the 101-member chamber needed
to elect a new president. Voronin has served two terms and must
be replaced.
The president said before the election that he planned
in the future to work in the new parliament.
The Central Election Commission said 59.49% of the
more than 2.6 million eligible voters cast ballots in the
elections, monitored by some 5,500 local and international
observers.
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