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| Moldova leader wants poll recount | Moldova leader wants poll recount |
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| Moldova's president has called for a full recount of disputed elections, bowing to a key demand of protesters who stormed the parliament on Tuesday. | Moldova's president has called for a full recount of disputed elections, bowing to a key demand of protesters who stormed the parliament on Tuesday. |
| President Vladimir Voronin asked the constitutional court to order a full recount of last Sunday's election, won by the ruling Communist Party. | President Vladimir Voronin asked the constitutional court to order a full recount of last Sunday's election, won by the ruling Communist Party. |
| Opposition leaders said the election result was fraudulent. | Opposition leaders said the election result was fraudulent. |
| Officials in Moldova and Russia accused Romania of fomenting the riots, but witnesses said they were spontaneous. | Officials in Moldova and Russia accused Romania of fomenting the riots, but witnesses said they were spontaneous. |
| "I am convinced that a complete recount of votes will become a major argument for maintaining political stability, peace and mutual trust in Moldova," Mr Voronin said in an official statement, quoted by the AFP news agency. |