Constitutional Court validates July 29 election results

The Constitutional Court of Moldova has validated the results of the July 29 parliamentary elections. The legislature can now proceed to elect its leadership structure, a Government, and a President.

The final seat count is as follows:
Party of Communists - 48
Liberal Democratic Party - 18
Liberal Party - 15
Democratic Party - 13
Moldova Noastra [Our Moldova] Alliance - 7.

The four non-Communist parties have announced the creation of an Alliance for European Integration, but are still short of the 61 votes necessary to elect a President.