2020 Bucharest local elections

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2020 Bucharest local elections
ROU Bucharest Flag.svg
 201627 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 2024  
Turnout36.93% [1]
 First partySecond party
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Leader Gabriela Firea Vlad Voiculescu
Party PSD USR PLUS
Seats before2415
Seats won2117
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2
Popular vote211,164175,953
Percentage32.37%26.98%

 Third partyFourth party
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Leader Violeta Alexandru Traian Băsescu
Party PNL PMP
Seats before84
Seats won125
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Increase2.svg1
Popular vote125,94051,001
Percentage19.31%7,82%

Mayor before election

Gabriela Firea
PSD

Elected Mayor

Nicușor Dan
Independent

The 2020 Bucharestlocal elections took place on 27 September. [2] A total of 3,235 candidates participated for a variety of offices, including General Mayor and General Councilors of the Municipality of Bucharest, as well as mayors and local councilors for each of the city's 6 sectors. [3]

Contents

Municipal results

The General Mayor of the Municipality of Bucharest [4]
PartyCandidateVotesVotes %
Independent (supported by PNL and USR-PLUS) Nicușor Dan 282,63142.82
Social Democratic Party Gabriela Firea 250,69037.98
People's Movement Party Traian Băsescu 72,55610.99
Green Party Florin Călinescu 13,7422.08
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 9,8921.50
Pro Bucharest 2020Ioan Sîrbu5,3150.81
Alliance for the Union of Romanians Claudiu Târziu4,4450.67
Greater Romania Party Ileana Nănău3,2700.50
Ecologist Party of Romania Valentina Bistriceanu3,1380.48
Others14,4392.19
Total660,118100
General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest [5]
PartyVotesVotes %SeatsChange
Social Democratic Party 211,16432.3821Decrease2.svg3
USR-PLUS Alliance 175,95326.9817Increase2.svg2
National Liberal Party 125,94019.3112Increase2.svg4
People's Movement Party 51,0017.825Increase2.svg1
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 19,0882.930Decrease2.svg4
Others69,00910.580Steady2.svg
Total652,15510055N/A

Local councils results

Sector 1

Sector Mayor [6]
PartyCandidateVotesVotes %
USR-PLUS Alliance Clotilde Armand 36,45540.95
Social Democratic Party Daniel Tudorache35,45139.82
People's Movement Party Ioana Constantin6,9297.78
Independent Daniel Bucura1,9392.18
Pro Bucharest 2020Adina Alberts1,8592.09
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Amalia Nenovici1,3281.49
Green Party Crina Mechno1,0571.19
Ecologist Party of Romania Adriana Bahmuțeanu1,0281.15
Alliance for the Union of Romanians Andrei Dîrlău6070.68
Greater Romania Party Remus Mamoc5420.61
Others1,8372.06
Total89,032100
Local Council [7]
PartyVotesVotes %SeatsChange
Social Democratic Party 27,64831.079Steady2.svg
USR-PLUS Alliance 26,67529.989Increase2.svg1
National Liberal Party 16,85618.946Steady2.svg
People's Movement Party 7,7978.763Increase2.svg1
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 1,3331.500Decrease2.svg2
Others8,6709.750Steady2.svg
Total88,97910027N/A

Sector 2

Sector Mayor [8]
PartyCandidateVotesVotes %
USR-PLUS Alliance Radu Mihaiu42,09436.63
Social Democratic Party Dan Cristian Popescu35,92031.25
Social Liberal Humanist Party Neculai Onțanu 16,03513.95
People's Movement Party Cătălin Militaru6,7685.89
Pro Bucharest 2020Florin Manea2,9882.60
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Ramona Mezei2,9032.53
Alliance for the Union of Romanians Ana-Maria Mihai1,7101.49
Ecologist Party of Romania Constantin Ureche1,5261.33
Greater Romania Party Petre Spîrleanu8720.76
Others4,1093.57
Total114,925100
Local Council [9]
PartyVotesVotes %SeatsChange
Social Democratic Party 35,62231.3110Steady2.svg
USR-PLUS Alliance 33,14529.149Increase2.svg4
National Liberal Party 21,58318.976Steady2.svg
People's Movement Party 7,0336.182Steady2.svg
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 2,6312.310Decrease2.svg2
Ecologist Party of Romania 1,4541.280Decrease2.svg2
Others12,30110.810Steady2.svg
Total113,76910027N/A

Sector 3

Sector Mayor [10]
PartyCandidateVotesVotes %
Pro Bucharest 2020 Robert Negoiță 58,78643.74
National Liberal Party Adrian Moraru38,27928.48
Social Democratic Party Aurelian Bădulescu18,42713.71
People's Movement Party Mihail Neamțu 9,5937.14
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Bogdan Brătianu2,2971.71
Ecologist Party of Romania Andrei Pleșea2,2371.67
Alliance for the Union of Romanians Ștefan Dima1,2870.96
Greater Romania Party Corneliu Ștefan8770.65
Others2,6111.94
Total134,394100
Local Council [11]
PartyVotesVotes %SeatsChange
USR-PLUS Alliance 34,23625.709Increase2.svg1
Social Democratic Party 29,94022.488Decrease2.svg7
National Liberal Party 26,40519.827Increase2.svg3
Pro Bucharest 202020,23015.195New
People's Movement Party 10,1737.642Steady2.svg
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 3,7332.800Decrease2.svg2
Others8,4876.370Steady2.svg
Total133,20410031N/A

Sector 4

Sector Mayor [12]
PartyCandidateVotesVotes %
Social Democratic Party Daniel Băluță58,57757.03
USR-PLUS Alliance Simona Spătaru30,68829.88
People's Movement Party Ștefănel Marin4,5074.39
Ecologist Party of Romania Ovidiu Zară2,6962.62
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Adrian Chiotan1,5011.46
Independent Constantin Filip1,4391.40
Pro Bucharest 2020Gabriel Ispas1,1891.16
Independent Social Democratic PartyVasile Negrilă1,1081.08
Greater Romania Party Simion Călina1,0050.98
Total102,710100
Local Council [13]
PartyVotesVotes %SeatsChange
PSD-PPUSL 37,75637.1611Decrease2.svg2
USR-PLUS Alliance 28,99928.549Increase2.svg3
National Liberal Party 16,22615.975Steady2.svg
People's Movement Party 6,6886.582Steady2.svg
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 2,7142.670Decrease2.svg1
Others9,2239.080Steady2.svg
Total101,60610027N/A

Sector 5

Sector Mayor [14]
PartyCandidateVotesVotes %
Social Liberal Humanist Party Cristian Popescu Piedone 25,90228.08
Social Democratic Party Daniel Florea 23,64925.64
National Liberal Party Cristian Băcanu23,28225.24
Independent Social Democratic Party Marian Vanghelie 11,23712.18
People's Movement Party Cătălin Iliescu3,5403.84
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Ion Voicu1,7651.91
Pro Bucharest 2020Ștefan Pirpiliu1,3131.42
Greater Romania Party Adrian Urichianu5680.62
Others9811.07
Total92,237100
Local council [15]
PartyVotesVotes %SeatsChange
Social Democratic Party 28,18131.3010Decrease2.svg2
National Liberal Party 18,44420.486Steady2.svg
USR-PLUS Alliance 14,83816.485Steady2.svg
Social Liberal Humanist Party 10,77211.964New
People's Movement Party 6,1386.822New
Others11,67412.960Steady2.svg
Total90,04710027N/A

Sector 6

Sector Mayor [16]
PartyCandidateVotesVotes %
National Liberal Party Ciprian Ciucu54,13443.40
Social Democratic Party Gabriel Mutu43,10534.56
People's Movement Party Ștefan Florescu9,5757.68
Independent Mihai Daneș4,7363.80
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Tudor Ionescu4,5453.64
Pro Bucharest 2020Anca Bălășoiu2,4821.99
Ecologist Party of Romania Călin Tudose1,7991.44
Alliance for the Union of Romanians Viorica Lupu1,1160.89
Greater Romania Party Daniel Tulugea1,0120.81
Others2,2291.79
Total124,733100
Local council [17]
PartyVotesVotes %SeatsChange
Social Democratic Party 36,44829.439Decrease2.svg2
National Liberal Party 32,96426.618Increase2.svg4
USR-PLUS Alliance 30,65724.758Increase2.svg1
People's Movement Party 9,5257.692Decrease2.svg1
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 3,7523.030Decrease2.svg2
Others10,5218.490Steady2.svg
Total123,86710027N/A

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