Moldova: Communist Party heading for victory in polls

FOCUS Information Agency - The ruling party in Moldova, the Communist Party, will win the early elections in the country, scheduled for July 29. The future parliament, on the other hand, will consist of four parties. This is what the latest sociological research states, RBC news agency reports.

According to the polls, apart form the Communist Party, the future Moldovan parliament will consists of the Liberal Party, the Democratic Party and the Liberal-Democratic Party of Moldova.

The data comes out from the “Public Opinion Barometer – July 2009”. If elections were held on July 26, 31.1% of the respondents say they will vote for the Communist Party. The Liberal Party is ranked second with 13.2%, followed by the Democratic Party – 9.6% and the Liberal-Democratic Party – 7.2%.

The parties running at the elections in Moldova have to surpass a 5% elections threshold for entering the parliament.

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