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A walkout by opposition Communists left the Alliance for European Integration with only the votes of its 53 deputies - eight short of the 61 needed to secure Marian Lupu's election.

The parliament will vote Monday on the only candidate for president - Marian Lupu, 43, who represents the governing Western-leaning coalition.

Presidential candidate Marian Lupu has refused to set up a coalition with the opposition Communist Party, fearing concentration of power in the hands of former President and Communist Party leader Vladimir Voronin.

Moldova faced further political instability after a walkout by communists in parliament today blocked the election of the pro-Western coalition's candidate as state president.

Russia enjoys dabbling in the domestic politics of its neighboring countries, publicly supporting its favorite politicians and demonstrating its contempt for those whom it dislikes.

State security officials said the grenade had apparently been left in a box and exploded as the Russian pop group Bravo brought the concert to its climax late Wednesday.

Thirty-six people had to be treated for wounds in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, after a grenade was detonated during the celebrations of the town's patron saint on the evening of October 14.

Russia is set to resume talks on a $150 million loan with Moldova's new government, the president's press secretary said on Thursday.

President of Russia Dmitrii Medvedev shakes hands with Marian Lupu, candidate for presidency of Moldova during bilateral meeting during the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States on 09 October 2009 in Chisinau, Moldova.

The cast-iron statue of Vladimir Lenin gazing severely from this regional capital's town hall may look a bit weather-beaten, but the important fact is that it is still standing.

Every leader wants to be surrounded by people he can trust. And who, after all, is generally more trustworthy and loyal than family? Upon assuming the presidency of the United States in 1961, John F. Kennedy looked to have his campaign manager and closest adviser -- who also happened to be his younger brother, Robert -- near at hand.

Moldova's parliament on Friday approved Vlad Filat, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, as prime minister of the ex-Soviet state.

Moldovan Liberal Democratic Party leader Vlad Filat has won backing for a Western-leaning government that is vowing to turn the page on nearly a decade of Communist rule and lead the country out of a financial swamp.

Moldova's parliament has approved a new Western-leaning government with a program to join the European mainstream, the last-but-one step to ending months of political stalemate in Europe's poorest nation.

The European Union has signaled it's ready to resume full cooperation with Moldova following the appointment of a new, liberal-led government and Chisinau's recent decision to normalize relations with neighboring Romania.

CHISINAU, Moldova a ' Moldova's president accused the opposition of attempting a violent coup on Tuesday after protesters denouncing his ruling Communist party's election victory ransacked his offices and set fire to parliament.

A World Bank official says Russia might work with the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, and other international donors to help Moldova out of its economic crisis, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports.

The Moldovan government gave its approval to a World ORT plan to invest in vocational training in the country.

The man tipped to head Moldova's next government, Vlad Filat, says that any future government of his will adopt austerity measures that allow the country to qualify for a vital International Monetary Fund loan, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports.

Moldova's acting president, Mihai Ghimpu, has apologized to Romanians for the visa requirement imposed on them by his predecessor earlier this year.