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The 2020 Iași Countylocal elections were held on 27 September. [2] The offices of local councilors, mayors, county councilors and the President of the County Council were up for election.
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The 2020 Iași Countylocal elections were held on 27 September. [2] The offices of local councilors, mayors, county councilors and the President of the County Council were up for election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Votes % | |
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| National Liberal Party | Costel Alexe | 104,656 | 37.97 | |
| Social Democratic Party | Maricel Popa | 79,168 | 28.72 | |
| USR-PLUS Alliance | Marius Bodea | 41,271 | 14.97 | |
| People's Movement Party | Petru Movilă | 17,564 | 6.37 | |
| PRO Romania | Răzvan-Bogdan Abalași | 9,146 | 3.32 | |
| Green Party | Gică-Sebastian Tataru | 7,230 | 2.62 | |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | Costel Irimia | 5,195 | 1.88 | |
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians | Ioan Pădureț | 4,054 | 1.47 | |
| Others | 7,356 | 2.67 | ||
| Total | 275,640 | 100 | ||
| Party | Votes | Votes % | Seats | Change | |
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| National Liberal Party | 107,103 | 39.70 | 17 |  5 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 66,079 | 24.49 | 10 |  7 | |
| USR-PLUS Alliance | 39,416 | 14.61 | 6 | New | |
| People's Movement Party | 16,635 | 6.17 | 3 |  | |
| Others | 40,569 | 15.03 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 269,802 | 100 | 36 | N/A | |
| Party | Votes | Votes % | Seats | |
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| National Liberal Party | 102,263 | 36.94 | 572 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 80,153 | 28.95 | 515 | |
| People's Movement Party | 18,093 | 6.53 | 98 | |
| USR-PLUS Alliance | 37,726 | 13.63 | 68 | |
| PRO Romania | 11,485 | 4.14 | 43 | |
| Green Party | 6,985 | 2.52 | 21 | |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | 5,309 | 1.91 | 14 | |
| Ecologist Party of Romania | 1,497 | 0.54 | 4 | |
| Social Liberal Humanist Party | 1,302 | 0.47 | 4 | |
| Independent | 2,985 | 1.07 | 4 | |
| Others | 8,988 | 3.25 | 17 | |
| Total | 276,786 | 100 | 1360 | |
| Party | Votes | Votes % | Mayors | |
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| National Liberal Party | 119,429 | 42.26 | 50 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 83,526 | 29.56 | 43 | |
| USR-PLUS Alliance | 38,319 | 13.56 | 3 | |
| People's Movement Party | 13,166 | 4.66 | 1 | |
| Independent | 2,766 | 0.98 | 1 | |
| Others | 25,367 | 8.98 | 0 | |
| Total | 282,573 | 100 | 98 | |
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