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
edit| Party | Mayor of Bucharest (PMB) | Mayors (P) | Local Councils seats (CL) |
County Councils seats (CJ) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
| Social Democratic Party[a] (Romanian: 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] (Romanian: 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] (Romanian: 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 Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România - RMDSZ/UDMR) |
- | - | - | 315,236 | 3.69% | 195 | 390,321 | 4.66% | 2,284 | 411,823 | 4.98% | 95 | |
| People's Movement Party (Romanian: 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] (Romanian: 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 (Romanian: 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 (Romanian: Partidul Social Românesc - PSRO) |
- | - | - | 100,303 | 1.17% | 4 | 102,839 | 1.22% | 318 | 99,587 | 1.20% | 7 | |
| Ecologist Party of Romania (Romanian: Partidul Ecologist Român - PER) |
- | - | - | 63,246 | 0.74% | 1 | 87,016 | 1.03% | 210 | 98,486 | 1.19% | 8 | |
| United Romania Party (Romanian: 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 (German: Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien; Romanian: Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România - DFDR/FDGR) |
- | - | - | 40,348 | 0.47% | 5 | 40,599 | 0.48% | 81 | 42,652 | 0.51% | 10 | |
| Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (Hungarian: Erdélyi Magyar Néppárt; Romanian: Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania - EMNP/PPMT) |
- | - | - | 21,171 | 0.24% | - | 35,019 | 0.41% | 207 | 38,215 | 0.46% | 6 | |
| Coalition for Baia Mare (FDGR-PNȚCD-PSRO-UNPR) (Romanian: Coaliția pentru Baia Mare - CBM) |
- | - | - | 32,111 | 0.37% | 1 | 20,229 | 0.24% | 11 | 26,217 | 0.31% | 5 | |
| Hungarian Civic Party (Hungarian: Magyar Polgári Párt; Romanian: Partidul Civic Maghiar - MPP/PCM) |
- | - | - | 19,355 | 0.22% | 13 | 18,993 | 0.22% | 158 | 16,824 | 0.20% | 6 | |
| Party for Argeș and Muscel (Romanian: Partidul pentru Argeș and Muscel) |
- | - | - | 14,625 | 0.17% | - | 15,049 | 0.17% | 67 | 14,137 | 0.17% | 2 | |
| Other political parties | 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 | |
Electoral maps
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Political map depicting counties according to the county president's party affiliation -
Political map based on the mayor's party affiliation (denoting only major Romanian cities and towns) -
Political map depicting the localities won by political party
Notes
edit- ^ a b c 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 (PNȚCD).
References
edit- ^ Andrei, Cristina (10 February 2016). "Guvernul a stabilit data alegerilor locale. Când începe campania electorală". Gândul.
- ^ "LEGEA PENTRU ALEGEREA AUTORITĂŢILOR ADMINISTRAŢIEI PUBLICE LOCALE". Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Situatia mandatelor repartizate pe partide". Biroul Electoral Central. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Situatia voturilor obtinute de competitori pe partide". Biroul Electoral Central. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2021-07-24.