The ruling pro-Western March 14th coalition came under a high-pitched attack from Hezbollah leaders, as well as the Hezbollah-run Al Manar TV.

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However it was the Communists' subsequent failure to secure election of their presidential candidate that prompted a new election in July which brought the pro-western coalition to power.

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The 58-year-old Ghimpu and his pro-Western coalition, dubbed the 'Alliance for European Integration', seek closer ties with the European Union and want to take the former Soviet republic out of Russia's sphere of influence.

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Parliament was dissolved two weeks ago after the collapse of the country's ruling pro-Western coalition.

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He met on Friday with officials in Lebanon, less than a week after a pro-Western coalition made strides against a Hezbollah-led bloc in parliamentary elections.

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Vinci said it was significant that Karadzic's arrest had come just a few weeks after the appointment of a pro-western coalition government spearheaded by the Democratic Party of Serbian President Boris Tadic and new Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic following a narrow victory over nationalists in parliamentary elections in May.

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