Official results have not been released yet, and may vary from results reported here, but it looks like Moldava may be the next European country to walk away from alliance with Moscow and align with the EU.
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Opposition parties in the ex-Soviet nation of Moldova won enough votes to defeat the ruling Communists in elections Wednesday, according to exit polls, in a major potential upset that could have lasting effects in a country torn between East and West.
The four opposition parties won 53.9% of the vote, according to an exit poll of Moldova's Institute for Public Politics, against 41.7% for the Communist Party. If the mainly pro-European opposition can unite to form a government, that should give it some 56 seats in the Moldovan parliament, against 45 for the Communists.
But:
Mr. Lupan cautioned, however, that there were again widespread reports of ballot fraud, indicating that the final results might not be as favorable to the opposition as the exit polls. The election is being monitored by some 3,000 observers. The exit poll had a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.
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