Center-left coalition comes to power in Moldova says Communist leader Voronin | Ex-Soviet States | RIA Novosti

Center-left coalition comes to power in Moldova says Communist leader Voronin | Ex-Soviet States | RIA Novosti:5/12/2010 22:25

15:13 05/12/2010

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Moldovan Communists and Democrats have created a center-left parliamentary majority of 57 votes to elect the parliament's governing bodies and the country's government, Moldovan Communist leader Vladimir Voronin said on Sunday.

The coalition was formed after consultations between Voronin and Democratic Party leader Marian Lupu.
The center-left coalition just lacks four mandates to elect the country's president and end a stalemate that has left the impoverished ex-Soviet republic without a full-time president since mid-2009. Both Voronin and Lupu, however, have stated on many occasions that this issue could be resolved.
CHISINAU, December 5 (RIA Novosti)