2012 Romanian local elections
Local elections were held in Romania on 10 June 2012. The Government initially tried to postpone the election to be on the same day with the 2012 Romanian legislative election, but a ruling of the Constitutional court made that option impossible. As of June 2011, a law was passed by the parliament, and promulgated by the president, in which the mayors and the presidents of the County Councils will be elected with in a First Past the Post system.
Will be elected:
- all the villages, communes, cities, and municipal councils, and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest
- the 41 County Councils, and the Bucharest Municipal General Council.
- the 41 Presidents of the County Councils
- all the mayors
- * of the communes, cities, and municipalities
- * of the Sectors of Bucharest
- * The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest
Results
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Presidents
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seats
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seats
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! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |%
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Seats
! style="text-align:right;" | 8,570,617
! style="text-align:right;" | 100
! style="text-align:right;" | 41
! style="text-align:right;" | 8,460,086
! style="text-align:right;" | 100
! style="text-align:right;" | 1,338
! style="text-align:right;" | 8,185,540
! style="text-align:right;" | 100
! style="text-align:right;" | 3,121
! style="text-align:right;" | 8,031,446
! style="text-align:right;" | 100
! style="text-align:right;" | 39,121
- PSD, PNL and PC ran as USL at county level and in the Capital, except in Covasna County, as well as in several other cities and communes. In some cities and communes the three parties ran in other alliances.
- PDL ran by itself and in various alliances with different parties through the country. The main color used was light green, despite the official colors still being orange and blue, as used in Cluj.
- Alliance between PNL and PC in some of the cities and communes.
- Including PDL in various alliances.