Moldova's parliament met Tuesday for the first time after inconclusive elections left one of Europe's poorest countries in political deadlock. A month after the Nov. 28 ballot, lawmakers have failed to form a political alliance to lead the former Soviet republic. Democratic Party leader Dumitru Diacov called for a recess until Thursday to allow time for a governing alliance to be agreed, according to AP. Prime Minister Vlad Filat who formally announced the resignation of his pro-European government on Monday has automatically become Moldova's interim president until parliament elects a head of state. Mihai Ghimpu was formerly Moldova's interim president. The former Soviet republic has been in deadlock without a president since the Communists lost elections in April 2009. Since then, parliament failed to elect a president because no party had enough votes. Communist Party leader Vladimir Voronin led Tuesday's session. His pro-Moscow party won 42 seats in the 101-seat legislature, and a three-party, pro-European alliance won 59, two short of the 61 needed to elect a new president.
