Local elections were held in
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
on June 1 2008, with a
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for mayors on June 15 2008.
On June 1 where elected:
- all the villages, communes, cities, and municipal cluncils (Local Councils, ), and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
- the 41 County Councils , and the Bucharest Municipal General Council .
- the 41 Presidents of the County Councils
- all the mayors
- of the villages, cities, and municipalities
- of the Sectors of Bucharest
The Municipality of Bucharest is divided into six administrative sectors , each of which has their own mayor and council, and has responsibility over local affairs, such as secondary streets, parks, schools and the cleaning services.Each of the six sectors contains a number of informal districts ...
- The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest
On 17 April 2008, the
Social Democratic PartyThe Social Democratic Party is a major political party of Romania. It can be loosely classified as a center-left party, although the right-left division in Romania is quite blurred...
and the
Conservative PartyThe Conservative Party of Romania is a political party formed in 1991, after the fall of Communism, under the name of the Romanian Humanist Party . From 2005 until December 3, 2006, the party was a junior member of the ruling coalition...
announced they would form a political alliance for these elections.
Local elections were held in
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
on June 1 2008, with a
runoffRun-off or runoff may refer to:* Surface runoff, the flow of water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, over land or butts* Runoff model , a mathematical model describing the rainfall-runoff relations of a rainfall catchment area or watershed* Bleed , printing that goes beyond the edge of the...
for mayors on June 15 2008.
On June 1 where elected:
- all the villages, communes, cities, and municipal cluncils (Local Councils, ), and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
- the 41 County Councils , and the Bucharest Municipal General Council .
- the 41 Presidents of the County Councils
- all the mayors
- of the villages, cities, and municipalities
- of the Sectors of Bucharest
The Municipality of Bucharest is divided into six administrative sectors , each of which has their own mayor and council, and has responsibility over local affairs, such as secondary streets, parks, schools and the cleaning services.Each of the six sectors contains a number of informal districts ...
- The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest
On 17 April 2008, the
Social Democratic PartyThe Social Democratic Party is a major political party of Romania. It can be loosely classified as a center-left party, although the right-left division in Romania is quite blurred...
and the
Conservative PartyThe Conservative Party of Romania is a political party formed in 1991, after the fall of Communism, under the name of the Romanian Humanist Party . From 2005 until December 3, 2006, the party was a junior member of the ruling coalition...
announced they would form a political alliance for these elections. For the first time the presidents of the County Councils were elected directly by the people, and not by later negotiations inside the County Council; other notable characteristics included a substantial number of Roma candidates standing, as well as some representatives of the
Romanian Orthodox ChurchThe Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...
. Turnout was low, with fewer than half of the eligible voters turning out to vote; in most big cities, except for
ConstanţaConstanţa is the oldest living city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast...
(incumbent PSD member
Radu Ştefan MazăreRadu Ştefan Mazăre is a Romanian politician. He has already served two full terms in office as Mayor of Constanţa, starting as an independent, but eventually becoming a Social Democratic Party member...
won) and
Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth largest city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equally distant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
(incumbent
Democratic Liberal PartyThe Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
member
Emil BocEmil Boc is a Romanian politician. He is the acting Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in...
won), the election was not decided in the first round; in
BucharestBucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
, PDL member
Vasile BlagaVasile Blaga is a Romanian politician. In December 2008 he was appointed Minister of Regional Development and Housing.A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Minister of Administration and Interior in the first Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu government .-Political career:Born in Petrileni, Bihor...
and independent
Sorin OprescuDr. Sorin Mircea Oprescu is a Romanian independent politician and medical doctor who is currently serving as Mayor of Bucharest.-Political activity:...
(former member of the PSD) will meet in the run-off.
Overall, both PD-L got 28.37%, PSD got 28.04%, PNL got 18.66%, and UDMR got 5,43% of the vote.
Mayors
The most notables victories ("TOP 10") are presented bellow:
| Name |
Political Party |
City |
Percentage |
| Klaus Johannis Klaus Werner Iohannis is a Romanian politician. Since 2000 he has been the mayor of Sibiu, representing the small Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania. He has been re-elected by landslide votes in 2004 and 2008...
|
FDGR The Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania is a centrist political party representing the German minority in Romania. It was founded at the end of 1989...
|
SibiuSibiu or Hermannstadt is an important city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. It straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. It is the capital of Sibiu County and is located some 282 km NW of Bucharest...
|
83.2% |
| Florin Cârciumaru |
PSD The Social Democratic Party is a major political party of Romania. It can be loosely classified as a center-left party, although the right-left division in Romania is quite blurred...
|
Târgu-Jiu |
82.5% |
| Darius Vâlcov |
PD-L The Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
|
Slatina Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.-History:The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from the Transylvanian city of Braşov would not...
|
81.07% |
| Gheorghe Ştefan Gheorghe Ştefan is a Romanian politician and mayor of Piatra Neamţ and owner of FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ . He is currently a member of the Democratic Liberal Party....
|
PD-L The Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
|
Piatra Neamţ Piatra Neamţ , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania...
|
79.3% |
| Liviu Negoiţă Liviu Gheorghe Negoiţă is a Romanian politician and lawyer, member of the Democratic Liberal Party and the mayor of Bucharest's Sector 3 since 2004....
|
PD-L The Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
|
Sector 3 (Bucharest) Sector 3 is a sector in Bucharest.-Politics:The mayor of the sector is Liviu Gheorghe Negoiţă, from the Democratic Liberal Party...
|
79.0% |
| Constantin Hogea |
PD-L The Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
|
TulceaTulcea is a city in Dobrogea, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea county, and has a population of 91,875 as of 2002...
|
73.4% |
| Tudor Pendiuc |
PSD The Social Democratic Party is a major political party of Romania. It can be loosely classified as a center-left party, although the right-left division in Romania is quite blurred...
|
Piteşti Piteşti is a city in Romania, located on the Argeş River. The capital and largest city of Argeş County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Piteşti is situated on the A1 freeway connecting it directly to the national capital Bucharest,...
|
72.0% |
Emil BocEmil Boc is a Romanian politician. He is the acting Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in...
|
PD-L The Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
|
Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth largest city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equally distant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
|
70.2% |
| George Scripcaru |
PD-L The Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
|
BraşovBraşov is a city in Romania and the capital of Braşov County, with a population of 284,596, according to the 2002 census, is the 8th largest Romanian city....
|
69.8% |
| Radu Ştefan Mazăre Radu Ştefan Mazăre is a Romanian politician. He has already served two full terms in office as Mayor of Constanţa, starting as an independent, but eventually becoming a Social Democratic Party member...
|
PSD The Social Democratic Party is a major political party of Romania. It can be loosely classified as a center-left party, although the right-left division in Romania is quite blurred...
|
ConstanţaConstanţa is the oldest living city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast...
|
67.9% |
| Gheorghe Falcă Gheorghe Falcă is a Romanian politician. He is the current mayor of Arad, and has held office since 2004....
|
PD-L The Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
|
AradArad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the historical region of Crişana, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox bishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a...
|
67.6% |
Local Councils
County Council Presidents
County Councils
Runoff
The mayoral runoff was held in 1,441 local constituencies. Also, in the communes of Ştefăneşti and
VidraVidra is a commune in the south of Ilfov county, Romania. Its name means "otter"....
, in
Ilfov CountyIlfov is the county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but after the fall of communism, many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns, which act like suburbs or satellites of Bucharest...
the first tour was repeated, due to the cancellation of the election held on 1 June in the two communes. If a runoff is needed for the mayor's election, it will be held on 24 June. A sentence regarding the cancellation of the electoral process in the commune of
IepureştiIepureşti is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Romania....
,
GiurgiuGiurgiu is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 297,859 and the population density was 84/km².* Romanians - over 96%* Roma - 3.5%, and others.- Geography :...
is pending from the Central Electoral Bureau.
The independent and former member
Sorin OprescuDr. Sorin Mircea Oprescu is a Romanian independent politician and medical doctor who is currently serving as Mayor of Bucharest.-Political activity:...
won the election for mayor of
BucharestBucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
with 54% against
Vasile BlagaVasile Blaga is a Romanian politician. In December 2008 he was appointed Minister of Regional Development and Housing.A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Minister of Administration and Interior in the first Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu government .-Political career:Born in Petrileni, Bihor...
from the president's . Overall, won about a third of the mayors, while won slightly less.
In
VoineştiVoineşti is a commune in Vaslui County, Romania....
, a tiny town in northeastern
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
, the incumbent mayor Neculai Ivaşcu, who died on the election day, was nonetheless elected over his rival, Gheorghe Dobreanu of the ; however, the election commission declared the runner-up elected, but said they would appeal that decision.
Notable partial election
The legislature of the local authorities is of four years, for all the local authorities. If a local elected official cannot serve its term (death, incompatibility or resignation), he (or she) is replaced. The members of the Local Councils and County Councils are replaced by the next person on the list elected. For the Mayors and Presidents of the County Councils, elected on a
two-round systemThe two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate...
, and
first past the postThe plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies....
respectively, no later than 90 days from the vacancy of the post the
GovernmentThe Government of Romania is the executive branch of Romania. It is headed by the Prime-Minister, and consists of the Ministries, the institutions subordinated to it, and the 42 Prefectures ....
must announce the day the early election is called. The election is not called if the vacancy occurs in the last six months of the term. The newly elected Mayors and Presidents of the County Councils serve the rest of the term. The
ad interimThe Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language...
Mayors and Presidents of the County Councils are one of the Deputy-Mayors (elected by the Local Council, if the settlement has more than one Deputy-Mayor), and one of the Vice President of the County Council, elected by the County Council.
Cluj-Napoca
On 22 December 2008
Emil BocEmil Boc is a Romanian politician. He is the acting Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in...
was sworn in as
Prime Minister of RomaniaThe Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled President of the Council of Ministers , when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called The Council of Ministers...
. He resigned from the office of Mayor of Cluj-Napoca on the 4 January 2009. The
GovernmentThe Government of Romania is the executive branch of Romania. It is headed by the Prime-Minister, and consists of the Ministries, the institutions subordinated to it, and the 42 Prefectures ....
called for partial election in
Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth largest city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equally distant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
on 15 February 2009. The three main competitors are, as of 24 January 2009, the incumbent
ad interimThe Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language...
Mayor of
Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth largest city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equally distant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Sorin Apostu (
PD-LThe Democratic Liberal Party is a centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on December 15, 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
), former
Cluj County Council PresidentCluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 702,755 and a population density of 105/km².*Romanians - 80%*Hungarians - 17.5%*Roma - 2.5%-Geography:...
and current
SenatorThe Senate of Romania is the upper house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 137 seats , to which members are elected by direct popular vote, using Mixed member proportional representation in 42 electoral districts , to serve four-year terms.After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the Senate...
Marius NicoarăMarius Nicoară is the President of the Cluj County Council, and president of the Cluj National Liberal Party. As President of the County Council he is both the head of the local Legislature and the local Executive .-References: -External links:...
(
PNLThe Partidul Naţional Liberal is a liberal party in Romania, the third largest party in parliament, being outrun by the Democratic Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party...
), and former
Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth largest city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equally distant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
Police commanderThe Romanian Police is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform.-Duties:The Romanian Police is responsible for:...
, Teodor Pop-Puşcaş (
PSDThe Social Democratic Party is a major political party of Romania. It can be loosely classified as a center-left party, although the right-left division in Romania is quite blurred...
). The campaign will start on 31 January 2009.