2008 Romanian local elections

First round

Mayors

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The most notables victories of the election ("Top 10") are listed below:

Local Councils

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County Council Presidents

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County Councils

]][[Image:01062008-Romanian-County-Councils-Composition.png|thumb|right|500px|The distribution of the seats for the 41 County Councils

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Runoff

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The mayoral runoff was held in 1,441 local constituencies. Also, in the communes of Ştefăneşti and Vidra, in Ilfov County the first tour was repeated, due to the cancellation of the election held on 1 June in the two communes. If a runoff is needed for the mayor's election, it will be held on 24 June. A sentence regarding the cancellation of the electoral process in the commune of Iepureşti, Giurgiu is pending from the Central Electoral Bureau.

The independent and former Social Democratic Party member Sorin Oprescu won the election for mayor of Bucharest with 54% against Vasile Blaga from the president's Democratic Liberal Party. Overall, Social Democratic Party won about a third of the mayors, while Democratic Liberal Party won slightly less.

In Voineşti, a tiny town in northeastern Romania, the incumbent Social Democratic Party mayor Neculai Ivaşcu, who died on the election day, was nonetheless elected over his rival, Gheorghe Dobreanu of the National Liberal Party; however, the election commission declared the runner-up elected, but Social Democratic Party said they would appeal that decision.

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Notable partial election

The legislature of the local authorities is of four years, for all the local authorities. Local elected officials who cannot serve the full term (due to death, incompatibility or resignation) are replaced. The members of the Local Councils and County Councils are replaced by the next person on the list elected. For the Mayors and Presidents of the County Councils, elected on a two-round system, and first past the post respectively, no later than 90 days from the vacancy of the post the Government must announce the day the early election is called. The election is not called if the vacancy occurs in the last six months of the term. The newly elected Mayors and Presidents of the County Councils serve the rest of the term. The ad interim Mayors and Presidents of the County Councils are one of the Deputy-Mayors (elected by the Local Council, if the settlement has more than one Deputy-Mayor), and one of the Vice President of the County Council, elected by the County Council.

Cluj-Napoca

On 22 December 2008 Emil Boc was sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania. He resigned from the office of Mayor of Cluj-Napoca on 4 January 2009. The Government called for partial election in Cluj-Napoca on 15 February 2009. The three main competitors were the ad interim Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Sorin Apostu (PD-L), former Cluj County Council President and current Senator Marius Nicoară (PNL), and former Cluj-Napoca Police commander, Teodor Pop-Puşcaş (PSD).

References

References

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6. [http://www.beclocale2008.ro Biroul Electoral Central. PRIMA PAGINA. - Alegeri pentru autoritatile administratiei publice locale iunie 2008]
7. "Adevârul newspaper".
8. [http://www.beclocale2008.ro/documm/Consilieri%20Judeteni/Alesii/cjalesijud.pdf Official results]
9. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080620051411/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/16/content_8377989.htm Exit poll shows leftist candidate to become mayor of Bucharest]
10. [http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/11032/ BalkanInsight.com – Independent Mayor for Capital of Romania]
11. "AFP: Dead Romanian candidate wins mayoral vote".
12. [http://english.hotnews.ro/stiri-top_news-3277295-candidate-defeated-voinesti-romania-become-mayor-after-rival-died-local-elections-day.htm HotNews – Candidate defeated in Voinesti, Romania to become mayor after rival died on local elections day]