Local elections were held in Romania on 9 June 2024. They were the eighth post-1989 local elections in the country. The previous Romanian local elections in 2020 were won by the National Liberal Party (PNL), even though the Social Democratic Party (PSD) came in with significantly more County Council Presidents and mayors than the National Liberals.
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Therefore, the de facto winner of the previous Romanian local elections was the Social Democratic Party, in spite of the de jure victory of the National Liberal Party, according to popular vote and thereby overall political score.
The 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance (which formally fused into a single political party and changed its name to the Save Romania Union) came in third with respect to popular vote yet failed to obtain an important nationwide representation (for mayors, local councilors or county councilors). Meanwhile, the PNL enlarged itself at local political level nationwide with the integral absorption of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) during late March 2022.[1]
The main five political contenders in the 2024 Romanian local elections were the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, the United Right Alliance, and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania.
Background
editThe government that organized the local elections were the Ciolacu Cabinet representing the National Coalition for Romania (CNR), a grand coalition between the two largest political parties in Romania in terms of parliamentary and local representation.
In response to the formation of an electoral alliance between the two members of the CNR for the 2024 European Parliament election in Romania, as well as locally in some races, the Save Romania Union, People's Movement Party and Force of the Right came together to form the United Right Alliance.[2]
Following the 2020 Romanian parliamentary election, the right-wing populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians became a new serious contender in Romanian politics. Ahead of the elections, the party organized a recruitment drive to enlarge its presence at a local level.[3] As a result, it became the party with the third largest number of candidates after the PSD and PNL.
In Bucharest, incumbent mayor Nicușor Dan had expressed his intention to be a candidate again, hoping that he will be supported by the main centre-right political parties which previously endorsed him in the 2020 Romanian local elections.[4][5] However, the National Liberal Party declined to support Nicușor Dan for another term as Mayor of Bucharest,[6] choosing instead to form an electoral alliance with the Social Democrats and back a common candidate, namely Cătălin Cîrstoiu.[7] After a brief scandal surrounding Crîstoiu however, the two parties decided to run opposing candidates for the Mayor of Bucharest election, maintaining the alliance only at the sector level.[8] Polling indicated the PSD candidate, Gabriela Firea was going to be the main competitor to Dan, who announced he will run as an independent candidate, as in 2020, and received the backing of the ADU and REPER.[9]
Most opinion polls showed the Social Democratic Party (PSD) as either the main or overall winning party in several major cities and towns across Romania, including, most notably, the capital, Bucharest. The political trend, according to the polls, was that the Social Democratic Party is the dominant political party in the south and east of Romania (i.e. in Muntenia, Oltenia and Western Moldavia), the National Liberal Party in the centre and north of the country (i.e. in Transylvania and Bukovina), the Save Romania Union sporadically at urban level throughout the country, predominantly in the south-western part of the country, in Banat, and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians maintaining a somewhat consistent presence throughout the country, with lower scores in urban areas.
Electoral system
editLocal elections are organized in Romania to elect 4 local authorities: the County Council President, County Council, mayor and Local Council. The electoral system for local elections in Romania is outlined in Law no. 115 of May 19, 2015.[10] Candidates for the office of mayor, County Council President as well as Local and County Councils councilor are elected by popular vote. They serve a four-year term, with the possibility of re-election. Voters vote for candidates or lists of candidates competing in their specific constituency.
| County | Communes, towns and municipalities | ||
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| Executive authority | Legislative authority | Executive authority | Legislative authority |
| County Council President | County Council | Mayor | Local Council |
The mayors and County Council Presidents are elected in a single round of voting. The candidate who obtains the most validly cast votes is elected. In the event of a tie, a runoff voting round is organized. For County and Local Councils, the threshold for earning seats is determined by the constituency electoral bureau. It is 5% in the case of party lists, 7% for electoral alliances with two member parties, and 8% if the alliance includes three or more members.
Independent candidates can run for any of the offices up for election if they provide a list of names and signatures proving they are supported by at least 1% of eligible voters in the constituency where they intend to run. This number cannot be smaller than 100 people in communes, 500 in towns, 1,000 in municipalities and 2,000 for County-level offices.
Results
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PSD | 25 / 41
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550 / 1,338
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188
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1,691 / 3,180
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16,499 / 39,900
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PNL | 12 / 41
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436 / 1,338
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53
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1,144 / 3,180
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12,767 / 39,900
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UDMR / RMDSZ | 4 / 41
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104 / 1,338
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12
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200 / 3,180
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2,524 / 39,900
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164
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AUR | 0 / 41
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159 / 1,338
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159
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30 / 3,180
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3,526 / 39,900
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ADU | USR | 0 / 41
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46 / 1,338
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62
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28 / 3,180
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832 / 39,900
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375
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| PMP | 0 / 41
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17 / 1,338
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48
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6 / 3,180
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238 / 39,900
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1899
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| FD | 0 / 41
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New | 17 / 1,338
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New | 10 / 3,180
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New | 254 / 39,900
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FDGR / DFDR | 0 / 41
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5 / 1,338
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5 / 3,180
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52 / 39,900
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16
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| PUSL | 0 / 41
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2 / 1,338
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2
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6 / 3,180
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225 / 39,900
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59
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AMT / EMSZ | 0 / 41
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2 / 1,338
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5
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4 / 3,180
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172 / 39,900
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134
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REPER | 0 / 41
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New | 0 / 1,338
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New | 2 / 3,180
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New | 54 / 39,900
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AER | PER | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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5
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1 / 3,180
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79 / 39,900
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295
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| PV | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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0 / 3,180
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38 / 39,900
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| Romania in Action | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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2
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1 / 3,180
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1
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48 / 39,900
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21
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| UIPS | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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1 / 3,180
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| PPR | 0 / 41
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New | 0 / 1,338
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New | 1 / 3,180
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| BSR | 0 / 41
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New | 0 / 1,338
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New | 1 / 3,180
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| UUR | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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1 / 3,180
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TBD | |||||||
| UDSCR | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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1 / 3,180
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TBD | |||||||
| PRPE | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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1 / 3,180
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1
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TBD | |||||||
| FCM / MPE | 0 / 41
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New | 0 / 1,338
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New | 1 / 3,180
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New | TBD | New | ||||||
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SOS RO | 0 / 41
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New | 0 / 1,338
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New | 0 / 3,180
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New | 149 / 39,900
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PRO | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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56
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0 / 3,176
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36
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111 / 39,900
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1774
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| PRM | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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0 / 3,180
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22 / 39,900
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POL | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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2
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0 / 3,180
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5 / 39,900
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30
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AD | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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0 / 3,180
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4 / 39,900
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| Curaj | 0 / 41
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New | 0 / 1,338
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New | 0 / 3,180
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New | 3 / 39,900
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| Demos | 0 / 41
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New | 0 / 1,338
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New | 0 / 3,180
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New | 1 / 39,900
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| Independents | 0 / 41
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0 / 1,338
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43 / 3,180
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0 / 39,900
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Bucharest
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ADU | 200,102 | 27.61 | 17[b] | 5
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PSD | 192,484 | 26.56 | 16 | 5
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PNL | 91,282 | 12.59 | 7 | 5
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| PUSL | 67,988 | 9.38 | 6 | 6
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AUR | 59,205 | 8.16 | 5 | 5
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REPER | 52,139 | 7.19 | 4 | 4
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| Others | 61,494 | 8.47 | - | |||||||||||
| Total | 724,694 | 100% | 55 | |||||||||||
| Turnout | 41.24%
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PSD | 44,609 | 27.75% | 10 | 4
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AUR | 19,926 | 12.39% | 5 | 5
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ADU | 11,416 | 7.10% | 0[c] | 7
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| Others | 13,953 | 8.66% | - | ||||||
| Total | 160,744 | 100% | 32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 54.86%
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Arad
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PSD | 46,822 | 25.51 | 9 | 6
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AUR | 27,349 | 14.90 | 5 | 5
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ADU | 15,761 | 8.58 | 3[d] | 4
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UDMR/RMDSZ | 12,831 | 6.99 | 2 |
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| Others | 10,291 | 5.60 | - | |||||||||
| Total | 183,528 | 100% | 32 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 49.58%
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Argeș
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PSD
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119,576 | 45.13 | 16 | 1
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PNL | 56,114 | 21.18 | 8 | 3
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ADU | 35,734 | 13.48 | 5[e] | 1
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AUR | 35,703 | 13.47 | 5 | 5
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| Others | 17,811 | 6,71 | - | |||||||||
| Total | 264,938 | 100% | 34 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 54.16%
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Bacău
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PSD
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85,898 | 34.94 | 15 | 2
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PNL | 70,019 | 28.48 | 12 | 4
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AUR | 26,226 | 10.66 | 5 | 5
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ADU | 25,416 | 10.33 | 4[f] | 2
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| Others | 38,263 | 15.54 | - | ||||||||
| Total | 245,822 | 100% | 36 | ||||||||
| Turnout | 44.79%
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Bihor
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PNL
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137,176 | 50.84 | 18 | 4
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UDMR/RMDSZ | 54,087 | 20.04 | 7 | 1
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PSD | 48,227 | 17.87 | 7 | 1
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AUR | 13,587 | 5.03 | 2 | 2
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| Others | 16,693 | 6.15 | - | |||||||
| Total | 269,770 | 100% | 34 | |||||||
| Turnout | 55.88%
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| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) | ||||||||||
Bistrița-Năsăud
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PNL | 38,911 | 28.55 | 10 | 2
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AUR | 16,067 | 11.78 | 4 | 4
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UDMR/RMDSZ | 8,859 | 6.50 | 2 | 2
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ADU | 8,408 | 6.16 | 0[c] | 4
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| Others | 5,104 | 3.73 | - | |||||||
| Total | 136,283 | 100% | 30 | |||||||
| Turnout | 55.74%
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Botoșani
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PSD | 66,639 | 41.23 | 15 |
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66,370 | 41.06 | 14 | 2
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AUR | 12,919 | 7.99 | 3 | 3
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| Others | 15,699 | 9.68 | - | ||||||
| Total | 161,627 | 100% | 32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 45.94%
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Brașov
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PNL
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74,676 | 30.48 | 11 | 5
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ADU | 55,830 | 22.78 | 8[g] |
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PSD | 54,333 | 22.17 | 8 |
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AUR | 28,154 | 11.49 | 4 | 4
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UDMR/RMDSZ | 17,381 | 7.09 | 3 | 3
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| Others | 14,623 | 5.96 | - | |||||||||
| Total | 244,997 | 100% | 34 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 49.81%
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Brăila
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AUR | 14,393 | 11.49 | 4 | 4
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ADU | 6,533 | 5.21 | 0[c] | 3
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| Others | 10,064 | 8.02 | - | ||||||
| Total | 125,192 | 100% | 30 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47.72%
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Buzău
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104,192 | 54.79 | 21 |
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PNL | 37,553 | 19.75 | 7 |
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AUR | 20,861 | 10.97 | 4 | 4
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ADU | 14,577 | 7.66 | 0[c] | 4
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| Others | 12,958 | 6.08 | - | ||||||
| Total | 190,141 | 100% | 32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 55.01%
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Caraș-Severin
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50,523 | 40.45 | 14 | 4
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PNL | 45,977 | 36.81 | 12 | 4
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AUR | 14,584 | 11.67 | 4 | 4
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ADU | 6,839 | 5.47 | 0[c] | 4
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| Others | 6,962 | 5.57 | - | ||||||
| Total | 100% | 30 | |||||||
| Turnout | 51.62%
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Călărași
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66,459 | 50.53 | 17 | 2
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PNL | 35,925 | 27.31 | 9 | 4
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AUR | 15,557 | 11.82 | 4 | 4
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| Others | 13,572 | 10.31 | - | ||||||
| Total | 131,513 | 100% | 30 | ||||||
| Turnout | 57.22%
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Cluj
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ADU | 44,548 | 14.89 | 6[h] | 1
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UDMR/RMDSZ | 43,477 | 14.53 | 6 | 1
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AUR | 31,170 | 10.42 | 4 | 4
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| Others | 29,937 | 10.00 | - | |||||||||
| Total | 299,056 | 100% | 36 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 50.06%
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Constanța
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PSD | 69,875 | 24.20 | 10 |
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AUR | 45,635 | 15.81 | 6 | 6
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ADU | 36,752 | 12.73 | 5[i] | 3
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| Others | 31,431 | 10.86 | - | |||||||||
| Total | 288,663 | 100% | 36 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 49.19%
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Covasna
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PSD | 8,202 | 9.69 | 3 | 1
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PNL | 6,906 | 8.10 | 3 |
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AUR | 4,520 | 5.30 | 2 | 2
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| Others | 8,900 | 10.43 | - | |||||||
| Total | 85,258 | 100% | 30 | |||||||
| Turnout | 50.74%
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Dâmbovița
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| Total | 228,215 | 100% | 34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 56.62%
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Dolj
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| Total | 275,120 | 100% | 36 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 51.49%
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Galați
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| Turnout | 42.41%
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Giurgiu
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| Total | 127,069 | 100% | 30 | |||||||
| Turnout | 60.01%
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Gorj
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Harghita
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| Total | 128,052 | 100% | 30 | |||||||
| Turnout | 50.72%
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Hunedoara
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Ialomița
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| Total | 111,047 | 100% | 30 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52.86%
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Iași
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| Turnout | 40.85%
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Ilfov
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Mureș
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Satu Mare
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Current distribution of administrative mandates at local political level in Romania
editIn the table below are statistically represented the vast majority of the administrative mandates won nationwide in Romania by the following 12 political parties (both major and minor) after the 2020 Romanian local elections (based on their total number of elected representatives) as well as their current distribution of administrative mandates previously won in Romania in 2020 at local political level, according to the 4 main categories as follows (statistics correct as of late October 2023):
Opinion polls
editsee more Opinion polls for local elections in Romania, 2024
National results in 2020
editIn the table below are highlighted the major electoral scores (or results) obtained by the 6 largest political parties in Romania at the previous local elections which here held in September 2020:
| Date | Results | Electorate | PNL | PSD | USR | PMP | UDMR | PRO | Others | Lead |
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| 27 Sep 2020 | 2020 election | 8,419,028 | 32.32% | 23.16% | 8.89% | 6.04% | 4.87% | 4.68% | 20.04% | 9.16% |
National polling
editIn the table below are represented the prospective results of the 6 main political parties active in Romania at local political level for the forthcoming local elections which are going to be held in 2024:
| Date | Sample size | Source | PNL | PSD | USR | PMP | UDMR | PRO | PER/ | Others | Lead |
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| 20 - 25 May 2024 | 1,100 | INSCOP | 27.6%
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Regional polls
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| Date | Poll source | PSD | ADU | PNL | AUR | PER/PV | PRO | PUSL | ApP | SOS | Others | Lead | ||
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| 9-23 Feb 2024 | CURS | 34.0 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | |||||
| Sep 2022 | Avangarde | 34.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Aug 2022 | CURS | 32.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Jun 2022 | CURS | 33.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | ||
| 14–20 Jan 2022 | CURS | 34.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | ||
| 17–23 Sep 2021 | CURS | 33.0 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 8.0 | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | — | — | 10.0 | ||
| Jul 2021 | CURS | 32.0 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 8.0 | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | — | — | 7.0 | ||
| May 2021 | CURS | 29.0 | 27.0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 9.0 | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Mar 2021 | CURS | 32.0 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | — | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 26 Sep 2020 | Election | 32.38 | 26.98 | 7.82 | - | 22.24[12] | 0.88 | 1.81 | 1.72 | 0.95 | — | 6.3 | 5.0 | |
Seats projection
edit| Date | PSD | USR | PNL | PMP | AUR | PV | PUSL | ApP |
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| Sep 2022 | 25 | 8 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Jul 2022 | 26 | 8 | 12 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 |
| Jun 2022 | 25 | 9 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | 4 |
| Jun 2022 | 23 | 7 | 15 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| May 2022 | 23 | 11 | 9 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 2022 | 25 | 13 | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2022 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| Jan 2022 | 21 | 15 | 8 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Jul 2021 | 20 | 16 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| May 2021 | 18 | 17 | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2021 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 26 Sep 2020 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Mayor of Bucharest
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| 1-5 June 2024 | AtlasIntel | 45,2% | 21,7% | 7,8% | 5,7% | 3,4% | 15,4% | 0,8% | 23,5% | ||||||
| 2-9 April 2024 | CURS | 27% | 23% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | 2% | 38% | 5% | 11% | |
| 9–13 April 2024 | Sociopol | 43% | 8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | — | 41% | —[q] | 2% | |
| 5–8 April 2024 | AtlasIntel | 37.1% | 17.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | — | 30% | 10.6 | 7.1% | |
| 35.4% | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[r] | — | 30.7% | 11.5% | 4.7% | |||
| 29 March–2 April 2024 | INSOMAR | 29% | 15% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22% | 34%[s] | 3% | |
| 26 March–2 April 2024 | CURS | 29% | 20% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4% | 4% | 40% | — | 11% | |
| 21–24 March 2024 | Sociopol | 34.0% | 26.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 4.0% | 30.0% | — | 4.0% | |
| 20–24 March 2024 | Avangarde | 41.0% | 29.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.0% | — | — | 3.0% | 12.0% | |
| 30.0% | 16.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | — | 42.0% | 2.0% | 12.0% | |||
| 2–9 March 2024 | Verifield | 39.3% | — | — | — | — | 16.0% | — | — | 1.0% | 2.4% | 40.4% | 0.9% | 1.1% | |
| 9–23 February 2024 | CURS | 36.0% | — | 33.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 8.0% | 3.0% | |
| 7–14 September 2022 | Avangarde | 18.0% | — | 30.0% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 4.0% | — | —[t] | — | — | — | 4.0% | 12.0% | |
| 27 septembrie 2020 | 2020 elections | 42.81% | — | 37.97% | — | — | — | 10.99% | 0.67% | — | — | — | 7.56% | 4.84% | |
Constanța
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| Date | Poll source | PNL | USR | PSD | PMP | AUR | PV | Others | Lead |
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| Aug 2023 | Ziua CT | 10.0 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 29.0 | 8.0 |
| 6 Dec 2020 | Parliament | 26.1 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
| 27 September 2020 | Election | 27.7 | 23.9 | 19.9 | 4.7 | — | 1.8 | 22.1 | 3.8 |
Iași
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| Date | Poll source | PNL | USR | PSD | AUR | PMP | PV | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2020 | Parliament | 21.4 | 31.7 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 |
| 27 September 2020 | Election | 32.2 | 29.0 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 3.2 |
Târgu Jiu
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| Date | Poll source | PNL | PSD | PRO | PV | USR | AUR | PMP | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2020 | Parliament | 21.6 | 34.6 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 14.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
| 26 Sep 2020 | Election | 37.4 | 27.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | — | 4.9 | 10.3 | 9.6 |
Aftermath
editAllegations of electoral fraud
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After the announcement of the provisional results, Clotilde Armand and Radu Mihaiu, the Save Romania Union mayors from Sector 1 and Sector 2 of Bucharest, who lost the elections to the PSD-PNL candidates, announced that there had been cases of pre-stamped votes or incorrect counting.[13][14][15] They demanded that the election be cancelled and redone, declaring it the biggest electoral fraud in Romanian history since the 1946 Romanian general election.[16]
Since June 13, hundreds of USR supporters have started to organize protests in Bucharest daily, demanding a recount of votes or new elections, as well as the resignation of the Social Democrat Toni Greblă from the position of Director of the Permanent Electoral Authority.[17][18][19][20] However, Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stated that Greblă shouldn't be dismissed, declaring that "I know it is hard (for USR) to lose, but they must show dignity".[21]
Notes
edit- ^ The total number of County Councilors in the country decreased by 2 since the 2020 election, as Ilfov County gained 2, while Gorj County and Teleorman County lost 2 each
- ^ Bucharest: USR-13, PMP-2, FD-2
- ^ a b c d e f g According to Romanian law, during local elections, the threshold for electoral alliances with 3 member parties is 8%.
- ^ Arad: USR-2, PMP-1
- ^ Argeș: USR-3, PMP-1, FD-1
- ^ Bacău: USR-3, PMP-1
- ^ Brașov: USR-7, PMP-1
- ^ Cluj: USR-5, FD-1
- ^ Constanța: USR-3, PMP-1, FD-1
- ^ Dolj: USR-1, PMP-1, FD-1
- ^ Iași: USR-3, PMP-2, FD-1
- ^ Ilfov: PNL-14, PSD-8
- ^ Ilfov: USR-4, FD-2, PMP-1
- ^ PNL had entirely absorbed ALDE during late March 2022, therefore the figures associated here with PNL include seats previously won by ALDE in 2020 as well. In addition, the figures here also include a party-switching mayor from AUR who subsequently joined the party in June 2022.
- ^ AUR lost one of its three mayors in June 2022. The respective mayor was from Vrancea County and switched, at that time, to PNL.[11]
- ^ Supported by the ADU and REPER
- ^ Alexandru Pânișoară (PER: 3%
- ^ In this scenario, Cozmin Gușă runs as an independent candidate with AUR support and receives 5.8%
- ^ Cozmin Gușă (IND): 26%
- ^ George Simion, the leader of AUR, has 12% in this poll
References
edit- ^ Redacția HotNews.ro (22 March 2022). "Florin Cîţu: Conducerea PNL a aprobat fuziunea cu ALDE". HotNews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Daniel, Toșa (18 December 2023). "USR, PMP și Forța Dreptei lansează alianța Dreapta Unită. O alternativă la coaliția PSD-PNL în 2024" [USR, PMP and the Force of the Right launch the United Right alliance. An alternative to the PSD-PNL coalition in 2024]. Newsweek România (in Romanian).
- ^ Raluca, Pantea (13 August 2022). "AUR recrutează candidați pentru 2024. Doritorii trebuie să fie dispuși să se sacrifice „pentru binele comun"". Express de Banat (in Romanian).
- ^ Alina Popescu (16 August 2023). "Nicușor Dan: Ca primar al Bucureștiului, Gabriela Firea a fost un dezastru. A dus Primăria în faliment". Digi24.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Claudia Bancas (16 August 2023). "Nicuşor Dan: Îmi doresc să fiu candidatul dreptei, aşa cum a fost în 2020. Nu văd de ce lucrurile pornite împreună s-ar întrerupe". Digi24.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Financial Intelligence (9 October 2023). "Rareș Bogdan: PNL nu îl mai susține pe Nicușor Dan pentru un nou mandat". Financial Intelligence (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Monica, Bonea (19 March 2024). "Cine este Cătălin Cîrstoiu, medicul pe care mizează PNL și PSD pentru a câștiga Primăria Capitalei" [Who is Cătălin Cîrstoiu, the medic on which PNL and PSD are counting to win the Mayorship of the Capital]. Digi24 (in Romanian).
- ^ Monica, Bonea (22 March 2024). "După 15 ore de ședință, PNL și PSD au rupt alianța la București. Firea și Burduja vor candida pentru PMB" [After a 15 hour meeting, PNL and PSD end the alliance in Bucharest. Firea and Burduja will run for Mayor of Bucharest]. Digi24 (in Romanian).
- ^ "Nicușor Dan va candida independent, susținut de USR-PMP-Forţa Dreptei-REPER: „Suntem într-o luptă în care contează foarte mult electoratul PSD"" [Nicușor Dan will run as an independent candidate, backed by USR-PMP-Force of the Right-REPER: "We are in a fight where the PSD electorate matters a lot"]. NEWS București (in Romanian). 28 February 2024.
- ^ "LEGE nr. 115 din 19 mai 2015". Portal Legislativ (in Romanian).
- ^ Liviu Cojan (17 June 2022). "Singurul primar AUR din Vrancea a trecut la PNL. Un deputat al partidului spune că acesta ar fi fost șantajat de liberali". Digi24.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ PNL had entirely absorbed ALDE during late March 2022, therefore the figures associated here with PNL include seats previously won by ALDE in 2020 as well.
- ^ "ALEGERI 2024. Radu Mihaiu, opt plângeri penale. Primarul Sectorului 2 a dat declarații la Poliție. „Sunt 4 secţii diferite în care s-au găsit buletine preştampilate" - HotNews.ro" (in Romanian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Invitatul dimineții - Radu Mihaiu, primarul Sectorului 2, despre acuzația de fraudă la alegeri". RFI (in Romanian). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "ALEGERI LOCALE 2024 - Clotilde Armand reia acuzaţiile de fraudă electorală: 110 de procese verbale au fost falsificate şi urcate în platforma AEP! Am solicitat STS să pună la dispoziţie toate înregistrările care demonstrează acest jaf". News.ro (in Romanian). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Clotilde Armand cere anularea alegerilor: "A fost cea mai mare frauda electorală din anul 1946"". euronews.ro: Știri de ultimă oră, breaking news, #AllViews (in Romanian). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "VIDEO EXCLUSIV | Câți susținători a strâns Clotilde Armand în fața Biroului Electoral al Sectorului 1. Cum a apărut la protest soțul primăriței învinse în alegeri". Gândul (in Romanian). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Anghel-Dimache, Ana (15 June 2024). "Protest în Piața Victoriei, pentru renumărarea voturilor. „Afară, Toni Greblă!"". Buletin de București. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.bursa.ro/protest-in-piata-victoriei-pentru-a-patra-zi-se-cere-demisia-presedintelui-aep-29348251
- ^ https://www.agerpres.ro/social/2024/06/16/protest-in-piata-victoriei-pentru-a-patra-zi-se-cere-demisia-presedintelui-aep--1313853
- ^ https://ziare.com/alegeri-locale-2024/ciolacu-demisie-toni-grebla-haos-vot-1876215