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Communist Party leader and outgoing president Vladimir Voronin arrives to vote2. Close up of Voronin3. Voronin places his ballot paper in the box4. Close up of paper going into box, tilt up5. Ballot station sign6. Voronin surrounded...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Communist Party leader and outgoing president Vladimir Voronin arrives to vote\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close up of Voronin\u003cbr/\u003e3. Voronin places his ballot paper in the box\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close up of paper going into box, tilt up\u003cbr/\u003e5. Ballot station sign\u003cbr/\u003e6. Voronin surrounded by media\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Voronin, Communist Party leader and outgoing Moldovan president: (responding to question whether he thought there might be a repeat of the April protests)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I do not think that we need to go through this type of scenario again and I do not think that Moldova could put up with such a similar occurrence for a second time. I do not believe that this type of act of vandalism has really had any great impact on the psychology or conscience of the majority of citizens of my country.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Media cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Vladimir Voronin, Communist Party leader and outgoing Moldovan president: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Unfortunately, not everything depends on us. Romania must be aware of its responsibilities for this relationship and to give up once and for all the historical past and other ideas like nationalism and unionism and such ideas in order to have the good relations that neighbours ought to have.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Opposition leader Marian Lupu emerges from booth and stops beside ballot box \u003cbr/\u003e11. Cutaway of photographers \u003cbr/\u003e12. Lupu casts ballot and leaves \u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of reporters\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Marian Lupu, leader of the Democratic Party:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I believe that after the day of 29th July, many things will radically change here in Moldova in a very positive way.  I mean here the European reforms, I mean here the democratisation of the society, I mean here the openness of the economy, the attraction of the foreign investments, the rules of law, human rights.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Reverse shot of Lupu talking to reporters\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Marian Lupu, leader of the Democratic Party:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The only message to the President Voronin is that according my personal point of view, it's time for him to leave.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of woman voting\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Proskovia Zacharovna, local resident:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I always vote and I'm voting today for peace between people and for an end to the conflict between them.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) observers in polling station \u003cbr/\u003e20. Close up of OSCE arm band \u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide interior of polling station \u003cbr/\u003e22. Woman voting, OSCE official watching \u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (English) Janez Lenarcic, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human rights:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Holding elections again so soon after they were held in April I think provides an opportunity to Moldova to improve the conduct of elections. I hope that this opportunity will be seized.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide interior of polling station\u003cbr/\u003eThree months after accusations of government vote-rigging touched off street violence, Moldovans on Wednesday voted in parliamentary elections that could shift the former Soviet republic's focus away from Russia and toward the European Union.\u003cbr/\u003ePolls suggested the ruling Communist Party was leading with about 31 percent, but analysts said four pro-European parties could win a combined 33 percent and form an alliance to elect the impoverished country's next president and move the country toward the West.\u003cbr/\u003eMoldova has been in political paralysis since the April parliamentary elections sparked violent protests, with the opposition claiming the balloting was rigged.\u003cbr/\u003eAt least three people were killed and hundreds of others arrested in April, after protesters stormed parliament and the presidential offices.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Communist Party, led by President Vladimir Voronin, took the most votes in April's election but failed to win enough parliamentary seats to elect a successor. \u003cbr/\u003eAfter the April protests, opposition parties boycotted the vote in parliament for a new leader. \u003cbr/\u003eTwice, lawmakers failed to vote in a president.\u003cbr/\u003eThat led to parliament being dissolved, which in turn triggered the latest elections.\u003cbr/\u003eVoronin - a former baker known for keeping a bust of Lenin on his desk and a painting of the former Soviet leader on the wall - is not eligible to run again.\u003cbr/\u003eHe has served two consecutive four-year terms as president, the maximum allowed under the constitution, though he is still expected to retain influence in parliament.\u003cbr/\u003eVoronin cast his ballot early on Wednesday in the capital, Chisinau.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen asked if he expected the April events would have an impact on the elections, the outgoing president said he did not believe that \"this type of act of vandalism has really had any great impact on the psychology or conscience of the majority of citizens of my country\".\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough few expect a repeat of April's violence - in part because a harsh crackdown has intimidated many opposition supporters - tensions were running high ahead of the nationwide vote.\u003cbr/\u003eIn an effort to discourage any attempts at vote fraud, more than three thousand international and Moldovan observers were monitoring the elections.\u003cbr/\u003eCasting his vote, opposition leader Marian Lupu on Wednesday predicted the day would bring radical change to his country, saying the vote would turn Moldova - Europe's poorest country - into a truly European state.\u003cbr/\u003eThe head of the Democratic Party also sent a clear message to Voronin, saying: \"It's time for him to leave.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLupu used to be a Communist himself - and speaker of parliament - but resigned after the April elections and joined the opposition.\u003cbr/\u003eVoronin has been campaigning on fears that the centre-right opposition might want to reunite the nation with neighbouring Romania and has accused Romania of involvement in the April unrest, something the Bucharest government strongly denies.\u003cbr/\u003eVoronin again spoke on the issue as he cast his ballot, urging Romania \"to give up once and for all the historical past and other ideas like nationalism and unionism and such ideas in order to have the good relations that neighbours ought to have\".\u003cbr/\u003eMoldova was part of Romania until 1940.\u003cbr/\u003eAlmost four in five Moldovans are ethnic Romanians and thousands have Romanian passports. \u003cbr/\u003eThe opposition wants to move Moldova closer to the European Union and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).\u003cbr/\u003eMoldova is part of NATO's Partnership for Peace, but the Communists oppose full membership in the Western military alliance.\u003cbr/\u003eRomania, an EU member, is Moldova's top advocate in the EU and NATO.\u003cbr/\u003eStill, Russian influence remains strong in Moldova. \u003cbr/\u003eThe country was part of the Soviet Union until it was dissolved in 1991 and last year Russia was Moldova's No. 2 trading partner after Romania. \u003cbr/\u003eIn addition to the official language Moldovan, many Moldovans speak both Romanian and Russian fluently.\u003cbr/\u003eSupport for Communists, in power since 2001, has been falling in recent months - partly because of the ferocity of the government's crackdown in April, but also because of the fresh misery inflicted by the global economic crisis.\u003cbr/\u003eThe world economic downturn has exacted a heavy toll on Moldova, where the average monthly wage is only 350 US dollars.\u003cbr/\u003eThe International Monetary Fund has warned that Moldova's gross domestic product will tumble by nine percent this year. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd 20 percent of its 4.1 (m) million people say they are poorer now than they were in March, just before the last elections, according to a survey by the 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