As the Parliament elected on July 29, 2009 was dissolved because had failed to elect the President of the Republic of Moldova, early parliamentary elections were held on November 28, 2010 when the new composition of Parliament was elected out of 40 electoral contestants (39 candidates competed by the end of the campaign).

The voter turnout was 63.37% and the 101 parliamentary seats have been distributed as follows: Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (39.34% votes, 42 seats), Liberal-Democratic Party of Moldova (29.42%, 32 seats), Democratic Party of Moldova (12.70%, 15 seats) and Liberal Party (9.96%, 12 seats) — passed the electoral threshold and will be represented in the Moldovan Parliament (19th Legislature). The other 35 contestants gained together 8.58% of the votes cast and these votes were equally distributed between the four winning parties. 63.37% of voters included in the voter rolls participated in elections.

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Moldova Parliament Building

As the Parliament elected on April 5, 2009 was dissolved because has failed to elect the President of the Republic of Moldova, early parliamentary elections were held on July 29, 2009 when the new composition of Parliament was elected out of 10 electoral contestants (8 candidates competed by the end of the campaign). The voter turnout was 58.77% and the 101 parliamentary seats have been distributed as follows:

1. Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (48 seats)

2. Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (18 seats)

3. Liberal Party (15 seats)

4. Democratic Party of Moldova (13 seats)

5. “Moldova Noastra (Our Moldova)” Alliance (7 seats)

Former president of the Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Moldova was elected as member of Parliament on the list of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, being number 61 on the total list of Parliamentary members.

On August 8, four out of five political parties that passed the electoral threshold — PLDM, PL, PDM and AMN — have constituted the Ruling Coalition “Alliance for European Integration”. In the early parliamentary elections of July 29, these parties won together 53 parliamentary seats.

On August 14, the Constitutional Court confirmed the results of the July 29 elections and validated the mandate of 101 members of Moldova’s 18^th Legislature.

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About 30,000 Young Moldovan protesters, mostly students, waved European Union (EU) flags and shouted anti-Communist slogans as smoke billowed from a fire outside the parliament building in Chisinau, Moldova’s capital. Although Moldova’s ruling Communist party gained enough votes to hold on to power in parliament in April 5 elections, they lacked the number of seats to install a new president.

Protests began after election results were announced Monday night. Opposition leaders on Tuesday accused the Communists of rigging the election and demanded a recount. Protesters stormed the presidential building, demanding that President Vladimir Voronin announce his resignation and leave Moldova. More than 30 people were injured in the protests.

Demonstrators stormed a fire engine during demonstrations. A protester used a police shield as he tried to climb the steps of the presidential palace. Police officers led away injured colleagues after protesters broke through a security cordon around the presidential offices in Chisinau.

Javier Solana, chief of foreign policy for the European Union, said that election observers had reported that the April 5 polls met many international standards, but that there had still been “undue administrative interference” and a lack of public confidence. At left, police detained a man during a protest outside the presidential offices.

Protesters kicked the shields of security forces during the Chisinau protest and stoned with road rocks police cordon and the buildings of Parliament and Presidency. Moldova was part of Romania until 1940, then was occupied by the Soviet Union until it declared independence in 1991. The Communist Party regained power in 2001 amid an economic downturn, making it the first post-Soviet state to reinstall a communist government.

A bonfire set by anti-Communist demonstrators in Chisinau, Moldova, burned on the steps of the Parliament building during protests against the declared results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Thousands of demonstrators attempted to storm the presidential palace and Parliament in a violent demonstration against what they said were fraudulent elections.

Demonstrators gathered in the center of Chisinau, shouted “We want Europe,” “We are Romanians” and “Down with Communism,” according to the Interfax news service.

Police arrested over 200 protesters. They were beaten severely, some even to death. No communication with relatives was provided and many families could not find their family members for many days.

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Moldova

Following the April 5 elections, four contestants —

1. Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (49.48% votes, 60 seats),

2. Liberal Party (13.13%, 15 seats),

3. Liberal-Democratic Party of Moldova (13.43%, 15 seats)

and

4. “Moldova Noastra (Our Moldova)” Alliance (9.77%, 11 seats) —

passed the electoral threshold and will be represented in the new Moldovan      Parliament. The other 13 contestants gained together 15.19% of the votes cast and    these votes were proportionally distributed between the four winning parties, according to the D’Hondt formula. 57.55% of voters included in the voter rolls participated in elections.