Moldova may be heading towards a hung parliament after elections on Sunday which appear to have split the vote between pro-European and pro-Russian forces.
The former Soviet state is one of Europe's poorest countries, and it could now be heading for weeks of coalition talks, or even another election.
Lucy Taylor reports:
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