2016 Romanian local elections

Local elections that were held in Romania on 5 June 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

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Summary of the 5 June 2016 Romanian local election results[3][4] Party  | Mayor of Bucharest (PMB)  | Mayors (P)  | Local Councils
seats (CL)  | County Councils
seats (CJ)

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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

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1. ^ a b c PSD, ALDE, and UNPR ran independently or in various electoral coalitions with each other (PSD-ALDE or PSD-UNPR).
2. ^ 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

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1. ^ Andrei, Cristina (10 February 2016). "Guvernul a stabilit data alegerilor locale. Când începe campania electorală". Gândul.
2. ^ "LEGEA PENTRU ALEGEREA AUTORITĂŢILOR ADMINISTRAŢIEI PUBLICE LOCALE". Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
3. ^ "Situatia mandatelor repartizate pe partide". Biroul Electoral Central. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
4. ^ "Situatia voturilor obtinute de competitori pe partide". Biroul Electoral Central. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

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