Moldova's ruling party wins parliamentary majority

Moldova’s governing pro-Western Communists won a parliamentary majority in national elections, but fell short of taking enough seats to re-elect President Vladimir Voronin, according to near final results released today.

With nearly 99% of the votes counted, Voronin’s Communists had some 46% of the vote in Sunday’s election, down from the 50% the party polled in the 2001 elections, the Central Electoral Commission said.