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voronin a zis ca organizatorii exitpool-ului sunt niste criminali :)http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6732454.eceCommunism loses its hold over Moldova, Europe’s poorest countryTony Halpin in Chisinau * 1 CommentRecommend?The last Communist government in Europe appeared on course to lose power in yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Moldova.An exit poll published minutes after polling closed last night gave the pro-Russian Communist Party just over 41 per cent of the vote, down a fifth on election results in April that sparked protests over alleged ballot rigging.If the poll is reflected in the final result the Communists’ share of the vote would leave them with 45 of the parliament’s 101 seats, ousting the party from government for the first time since 2001.The exit poll, conducted by a grouping of think-tanks and polling organisations, gave four liberal parties that seek closer ties with the European Union and Nato a combined vote of almost 54 per cent. That would leave them in a position to form an anti-Communist majority in the parliament and to seek to elect a non-Communist as President in place of outgoing Vladimir Voronin. Early results pointed to a tighter race, however. Shortly after midnight, with 65 per cent of the votes counted, the opposition was just two points ahead of the Communists. The likely outcome threatens to deepen the political crisis that has engulfed Moldova, Europe’s poorest country, since the election in April that gave the Communists 50 per cent of the vote. That result prompted thousands to take to the streets and led to rioting in which the parliament was stormed and set on fire by angry crowds who fought with police.The Communists may look to stay in power by cutting a deal with Marian Lupu, a disaffected former parliamentary Speaker, who quit their ranks last month and became the leader of the opposition Democratic Party. He has ruled out a coalition with his former comrades but analysts have suggested that he may be willing to work with the Communists if Mr Voronin bows out of politics.The President, who is standing down after two terms, had planned to follow Vladimir Putin’s example in Russia by retaining a key role in Moldovan politics while nominating a compliant successor as president.Last night Mr Voronin criticised the exit pollsters, suggesting that they were criminals. He urged Moldovans to “be patient, attentive and disciplined and wait for the results”.A defeat for the Communists would be a blow to Russia, which backed Mr Voronin and applauded him for preventing a revolution of the kind that swept pro-Western leaders to power in neighbouring Ukraine and in Georgia.At least three people were killed and hundreds were arrested in the April protests as Mr Voronin clamped down on the Opposition and accused neighbouring Romania of trying to stir up a revolution. Most of Moldova was part of Romania until the Second World War and three quarters of the population of 4.1 million share ethnic links with Romanians.