Romanian local elections, 2016

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Local elections were held in Romania on 5 June 2016.^[1]

Using a first past the post system, the following were contested:^[2]

all the commune, town, and city councils (Local Councils, Romanian: Consilii Locale), and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest (Romanian: Consilii Locale de Sector)
the 41 County Councils (Romanian: Consilii Județene), and the Bucharest Municipal General Council (Romanian: Consiliul General Al Municipiului București). The 41 Presidents of the County Councils (Romanian: Președinții Consiliilor Județene) will be indirectly elected by the County Councilors.
all the mayors (Romanian: Primarii)
- of the communes, cities, and municipalities
- of the Sectors of Bucharest (Romanian: Primarii de Sector)
- The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest (Romanian: Primarul General al Municipiului București)

Results

**Summary of the 5 and 19 June 2016 Romanian local election results**
Party		Mayor of Bucharest (PMB)			Mayors (P)			Local Councils seats (CL)			County Councils seats (CJ)
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party^[a] (Partidul Social Democrat - PSD)	246,553	42.97%	1	3,330,213	38.98%	1,708	3,161,046	37.70%	16,969	3,270,909	39.60%	638
	National Liberal Party^[b] (Partidul Național Liberal - PNL)	64,186	11.18%	-	2,686,099	31.50%	1,081	2,478,549	29.60%	13,198	2,529,986	30.64%	504
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats^[a] (Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților - ALDE)	17,455	3.04%	-	488,145	5.72%	64	545,767	6.52%	2,504	521,845	6.32%	80
	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România - UDMR)	-	-	-	315,236	3.69%	195	390,321	4.66%	2,284	411,823	4.98%	95
	People's Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Populară - PMP)	37,098	6.46%	-	304,924	3.57%	18	360,035	4.30%	1,315	368,985	4.46%	41
	National Union for the Progress of Romania^[a] (Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României - UNPR)	-	-	-	213,233	2.50%	26	245,633	2.93%	1,203	220,467	2.67%	14
	Save Bucharest Union (Uniunea Salvaţi Bucureştiul - USB)	175,119	30.52%	-	96,789	1.13%	-	121,099	1.44%	39	143,544	1.73%	15
	Romanian Social Party (Partidul Social Românesc - PSRO)	-	-	-	100,303	1.17%	4	102,839	1.22%	318	99,587	1.20%	7
	Ecologist Party of Romania (Partidul Ecologist Român - PER)	-	-	-	63246	1.17%	4	102,839	1.22%	318	99,587	1.20%	7
	United Romania Party (Partidul România Unită - PRU)	8,356	1.45%	-	51,200	0.60%	2	60,494	0.17%	169	66,131	0.80%	-
	Independents	10,639	1.85%	-	486,826	5.71%	53	258,538	3.08%	316	52,800	0.63%	3
	Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România - FDGR)	-	-	-	40,348	0.47%	5	40,599	0.48%	84	42,652	0.51%	10
	Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (Erdélyi Magyar Néppárt/Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania - PPMT)	-	-	-	21,171	0.24%	-	35,019	0.41%	207	38,215	0.46%	6
	Coalition for Baia Mare (Coaliția pentru Baia Mare)	-	-	-	32,111	0.37%	1	20,229	0.24%	11	26,217	0.31%	5
	Hungarian Civic Party (Magyar Polgári Párt/Partidul Civic Maghiar - PCM)	-	-	-	19,355	0.22%	13	18,993	0.22%	158	16,824	0.20%	6
	Party for Argeș and Muscel (Partidul pentru Argeș and Muscel)	-	-	-	14,625	0.17%	-	15,049	0.17%	67	14,137	0.17%	2
	other competitors	14,369	2.48%	-	213,522	2.28%	15	368,927	4.63%	1,015	275,054	3.24%	-
Total:		573,775	100	1	8,477,346	100	3,186	8,310,153	100	40,067	8,197,662	100	1,434
Notes ^{^} PSD, ALDE and UNPR ran independently or in various electoral coalitions with each other (PSD-ALDE or PSD-UNPR). ^{^} PNL ran mostly by itself, with the exception of Tătărăștii de Jos, where it ran in a coalition with the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party.
Sources: "Situatia mandatelor repartizate pe partide". Biroul Electoral Central. "Situatia voturilor obtinute de competitori pe partide". Biroul Electoral Central.

References

↑ Andrei, Cristina (10 February 2016). "Guvernul a stabilit data alegerilor locale. Când începe campania electorală". Gândul.
↑ LEGEA PENTRU ALEGEREA AUTORITĂŢILOR ADMINISTRAŢIEI PUBLICE LOCALE

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