 On March 31, 2008, Vasile Tarlev was replaced by Zinaida Greceanîi as head of the government.Following the parliamentary elections on April 5, 2009 the Communist Party won 49.48% of the votes, followed by the Liberal Party with 13.14% of the votes, the Liberal Democratic Party with 12.43% and the Alliance "Moldova Noastră" with 9.77%.The opposition leaders have protested against the outcome calling it fraudulent and demanded a repeated election.