Moldova elects president, ending three-year stalemate

The parliament of the ex-Soviet state of Moldova elected its first full-time president in March 2012, ending a three-year hiatus. Nicholae Timofti was a veteran judge billed as a political independent.

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Timpul, 16.3.12: Finally a president for Moldova (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/1639601-finally-president-moldova

ESO: Background information: Moldova coalition boosts pro-Europe hopes http://www.europeansources.info/record/moldova-coalition-boosts-pro-europe-hopes/

BBC News, 16.3.12: Nicolae Timofti finally elected Moldova President http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17398641

EU: EEAS: Press Release, A-126/12 (16.3.12): Statement by the High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/129030.pdf

European Commission: Memo/12/190: Statement by the High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/190&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EurActiv, 19.3.12: Moldova elects president after 917-day deadlock http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/moldova-elects-president-917-day-news-511565

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