Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 2

BUCHAREST -- Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD), part of the ruling coalition, has emerged as the frontrunner in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to near-complete results released by the Central Electoral Bureau on Monday.

The PSD secured 22.12 percent of the vote for the Senate and 21.9 percent for the Chamber of Deputies. Despite retaining its status as the largest political party in Romania, t