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2020 Romanian local elections

{{Short description|Local Romanian elections held on 27 September 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

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| country = Romania

| type = legislative

| election_date = 2020

| previous_election = 2016 Romanian local elections

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2024 Romanian local elections

| next_year = 2024

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{{Politics of Romania}}

Local elections were held in Romania on 27 September 2020.{{cite act |type=Law |index=135 |date=16 July 2020 |article=1 |legislature=Parliament of Romania |title=LEGE nr. 135 din 16 iulie 2020 privind stabilirea datei alegerilor pentru autoritățile administrației publice locale din anul 2020, precum și a unor măsuri pentru buna organizare și desfășurare a acestora |trans-title= |url=http://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/227889|language=ro}} Initially planned for June 2020, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led the Government of Romania to postpone the elections to a date no later than 31 December 2020, and extending all the terms of the local offices due to expire on 5 June 2020.

The aforementioned decision was deemed unconstitutional, and, in the end, a law was passed that extended the terms of the local officials up to 30 November 2020, and allowed the elections to be called by the Parliament, rather than by the Government, no later than that day. On 8 July 2020, the Parliament of Romania adopted a law setting the date of the elections on 27 September 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-08|editor-last=Kiss|editor-first=Robert|title=Parlamentul a stabilit data alegerilor locale. A fost adoptat proiectul UDMR pentru organizarea alegerilor pe 27 septembrie|url=https://www.digi24.ro/alegeri-locale-2020/parlamentul-a-stabilit-data-alegerilor-locale-a-fost-adoptat-proiectul-udmr-pentru-organizarea-alegerilor-pe-27-septembrie-1335034|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Digi24|language=ro}}

Rules

Using a first past the post system, the following offices will be contested:{{Cite web |url=http://www.alegeri-romania.ro/pagina/30/legea-alegerilor-electorale-locale-2012.html |title=LEGEA PENTRU ALEGEREA AUTORITĂȚILOR ADMINISTRAȚIEI PUBLICE LOCALE |access-date=2013-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313054256/http://www.alegeri-romania.ro/pagina/30/legea-alegerilor-electorale-locale-2012.html |archive-date=2013-03-13 |url-status=dead }}

  • All commune, town, and city councils (Local Councils, {{langx|ro|Consilii Locale}}), and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest ({{langx|ro|Consilii Locale de Sector}})
  • The 41 County Councils ({{langx|ro|Consilii Județene}}), and the Bucharest Municipal General Council ({{langx|ro|Consiliul General Al Municipiului București}})
  • The 41 Presidents of the County Councils ({{langx|ro|Președinții Consiliilor Județene}})
  • All mayors ({{langx|ro|Primării}})
  • Of the communes, cities, and municipalities
  • Of the Sectors of Bucharest ({{langx|ro|Primării de Sector}})
  • The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest ({{langx|ro|Primarul General al Municipiului București}})

Polls

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:14px;"
style="background:lightgrey;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:135px;"| Date

! style="width:90px;" rowspan = "2"| Poll source

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable" rowspan="2"| Sample size

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|PSD

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|PNL

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|USR

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|PLUS

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|UDMR

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|ALDE

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|PMP

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|PRO

! style="width:45px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Other

! style="width:45px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Save Romania Union}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|People's Movement Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|PRO Romania}};"|

28 Aug–4 Sep 2020

|[https://archive.today/20200927225544/https://www.stiripesurse.ro/sondaj-curs-clasamentul-partidelor-la-alegerile-locale_1503101.html CURS]

|1,067

|26%

|style="background:#FAE800"|33%

|colspan= 2| 16%

|4%

|4%

|5%

|7%

|5%

|style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}"|7%

1–7 May 2020

|[https://archive.today/20200927225838/https://www.agerpres.ro/politica/2020/05/13/sondaj-bcs-privind-intentia-de-vot-al-alegerile-locale-32-7-pnl-25-3-psd-19-8-usr-plus--504496 BCS]

|1,545

|25.3%

|style="background:#FAE800"|32.7%

|colspan= 2| 19.8%

|5.9%

|1.7%

|5.3%

|5.2%

|4%

|style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}"|7.4%

11–15 April 2020

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20200421044420/https://www.dcnews.ro/sondaj-locale-2020-pe-cine-vor-romanii-sa-voteze-la-primarie_743382.html BCS]

|1,008

|25.8%

|style="background:#FAE800"|34%

|colspan= 2| 16.5%

|4.2%

|2.1%

|6%

|5.8%

|5.7%

|style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}"|8.2%

= Exit polls =

== Bucharest ==

2020 Local Election in Bucharest

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! rowspan="2" style="width:135px;"| Date{{Cref2|A}}

! style="width:90px;" rowspan = "2"| Poll source

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Gabriela Firea (PSD)

! style="width:45px;" colspan="3" class="unsortable"|Nicușor Dan (PNL-USR-PLUS){{Cref2|B}}

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Traian Băsescu (PMP)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (ALDE)

! style="width:45px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Others

! style="width:45px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Save Romania Union}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|People's Movement Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)}};"|

27 Sep, 19:30

|[https://archive.today/20200927182906/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-24311768-rezultate-alegeri-locale-2020-bucuresti-exit-poll-curs-avangarde-ora-21-00.htm CURS-Avangarde]

|39%

|style="background:#FAE800" colspan=3|47.2%

|8.6%

|1.6%

|3.6%

|style="background:#00AAE7"|8.2%

27 Sep, 21:00

|[https://archive.today/20200927221215/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-24312343-rezultate-alegeri-locale-2020-bucuresti-nicusor-dan-47-8-gabriela-firea-38-2-exit-poll-curs-avangarde-pentru-ora-21-00.htm CURS-Avangarde]

|38.2%

|style="background:#FAE800" colspan=3|47.8%

|9.4%

|1.6%

|3%

|style="background:#00AAE7"|9.6%

27 Sep

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20200927183116/https://www.capital.ro/exit-poll-alegeri-locale-2020-cine-castiga-primaria-capitalei-sondaje-la-iesirea-de-la-urne.html Sociopol]

|44%

|style="background:#FAE800" colspan=3|45%

|7%

|—

|4%

|style="background:#00AAE7"|1%

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

{{Cnote2|A|All times expressed in the EEST time zone.}}

{{Cnote2|B|Nicușor Dan, an independent candidate, was supported by a political alliance formed in Bucharest by the PNL and the 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance.}}

== Constanța ==

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! rowspan="2" style="width:135px;"| Date

! style="width:90px;" rowspan = "2"| Poll source

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Decebal Făgădău (PSD)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Vergil Chițac (PNL)

! style="width:45px;" colspan="2" class="unsortable"|Stelian Ion (USR-PLUS)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Mircea Titus Dobre (PRO Romania)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Claudiu Palaz (PMP)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Horia Constantinescu (PPU-SL)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Corina Martin (PER)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Victor Cruceanu (ALDE)

! style="width:45px;" class="unsortable"|Anton Traian Antoniadis (The Hellenic Union{{efn|({{langx|ro|Uniunea Elenă}})}})

! style="width:45px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Others

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Save Romania Union}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party}};"|

! style="background-color:{{party color|PRO Romania}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|People's Movement Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Social Liberal Humanist Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Ecologist Party of Romania}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)}};"|

! |

27 Sep, 19:30

|[https://archive.today/20200927191923/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-24311946-exit-poll-psd-pierde-primaria-constanta-candidatii-usr-plus-pnl-egalitate.htm CURS-Avangarde]

|23.5%

|style="background:#FAE800"|29%

|colspan=2|29%

|1.7%

|2.9%

|3.5%

|3.5%

|1.3%

|1.1%

|4.5%

27 Sep, 21:00

|[https://archive.today/20200927224106/https://www.dobrogea.tv/stire/actualitate/3758/rezultate-exit-poll-curs-avangarde-pentru-primaria-constana-ora-2100-vergil-chiac-si-stelian-ion-se-afla-la-egalitate.html CURS-Avangarde]

|22.8%

|style="background:#FAE800"|28.5%

|colspan=2|28.5%

|1.7%

|3.1%

|3.6%

|3.6%

|1.3%

|1.3%

|5.6%

Results

{{election table|title=Summary of the 2020 Romanian local elections results}}

|-

|- style="background-color:#C9C9C9"

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 | Mayor of Bucharest (PGMB)

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 | Mayors (P)

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 | Local Councils
seats (CL)

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 | County Councils
seats (CJ)

|-

|- style="background-color:#C9C9C9"

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |%

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Seats

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |%

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Seats

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |%

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Seats

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |%

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Seats

|-

| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}

| style="text-align:left;" | National Liberal Party
({{langx|ro|Partidul Național Liberal}} - PNL)

| style="text-align:right;" |282,631

(USR PLUS)

| style="text-align:right;" |42.81%

(USR PLUS)

| style="text-align:right;" |1

| style="text-align:right;" |2,578,820

| style="text-align:right;" |34.58%

| style="text-align:right;" |1,232

| style="text-align:right;" |2,420,413

| style="text-align:right;" |32.88%

| style="text-align:right;" |14,182

| style="text-align:right;" |2,212,904

| style="text-align:right;" |30.76%

| style="text-align:right;" |474

|-

| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}

| style="text-align:left;" | Social Democratic Party
({{langx|ro|Partidul Social Democrat}} - PSD)

| style="text-align:right;" |250,690

| style="text-align:right;" |37.97%

| style="text-align:right;" |0

| style="text-align:right;" |2,262,791

| style="text-align:right;" |30.34%

| style="text-align:right;" |1,362

| style="text-align:right;" |2,090,777

| style="text-align:right;" |28.40%

| style="text-align:right;" |13,820

| style="text-align:right;" |1,605,721

| style="text-align:right;" |22.32%

| style="text-align:right;" |362

|-

| style="background-color:#00aae7 "|

| style="text-align:left;" | USR PLUS
({{langx|ro|Alianța 2020 USR PLUS}} - USR PLUS)

| style="text-align:right;" |282,631

(PNL)

| style="text-align:right;" |42.81%

(PNL)

| style="text-align:right;" |1

| style="text-align:right;" |490,362

| style="text-align:right;" |6.58%

| style="text-align:right;" |28

| style="text-align:right;" |504,563

| style="text-align:right;" |6.85%

| style="text-align:right;" |1,207

| style="text-align:right;" |478,659

| style="text-align:right;" |6.65%

| style="text-align:right;" |65

|-

| {{party color cell|People's Movement Party}}

| style="text-align:left;" | People's Movement Party
({{langx|ro|Partidul Mișcarea Populară}} - PMP)

| style="text-align:right;" |72,556

| style="text-align:right;" |10.99%

| style="text-align:right;" |0

| style="text-align:right;" |353,005

| style="text-align:right;" |4.73%

| style="text-align:right;" |50

| style="text-align:right;" |420,791

| style="text-align:right;" |5.72%

| style="text-align:right;" |2,137

| style="text-align:right;" |423,147

| style="text-align:right;" |5.88%

| style="text-align:right;" |67

|-

| style="background-color:{{party color|PRO Romania}} |

| style="text-align:left;" | PRO Romania
({{langx|ro|PRO România}} - PRO RO)

| style="text-align:right;" |5,315

| style="text-align:right;" |0.80%

| style="text-align:right;" |0

| style="text-align:right;" |331,878

| style="text-align:right;" |4.45%

| style="text-align:right;" |36

| style="text-align:right;" |381,535

| style="text-align:right;" |5.18%

| style="text-align:right;" |1,885

| style="text-align:right;" |356,030

| style="text-align:right;" |4.95%

| style="text-align:right;" |56

|-

| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}

| style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
({{langx|ro|Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România}} - UDMR/RMDSZ)

| style="text-align:right;" |-

| style="text-align:right;" |-

| style="text-align:right;" |-

| style="text-align:right;" |299,334

| style="text-align:right;" |4.01%

| style="text-align:right;" |199

| style="text-align:right;" |362,442

| style="text-align:right;" |4.92%

| style="text-align:right;" |2,360

| style="text-align:right;" |379,924

| style="text-align:right;" |5.28%

| style="text-align:right;" |92

|-

| {{party color cell|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)}}

| style="text-align:left;" | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
({{langx|ro|Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților}} - ALDE)

| style="text-align:right;" |9,892

| style="text-align:right;" |1.49%

| style="text-align:right;" |0

| style="text-align:right;" |124,649

| style="text-align:right;" |1.67%

| style="text-align:right;" |15

| style="text-align:right;" |189,665

| style="text-align:right;" |2.58%

| style="text-align:right;" |861

| style="text-align:right;" |209,411

| style="text-align:right;" |2.91%

| style="text-align:right;" |15

|-

| {{party color cell|Independent}}

| style="text-align:left;" | Other political parties, independent contenders, and local alliances

| style="text-align:right;" |39,034

| style="text-align:right;" |5.91%

| style="text-align:right;" |0

| style="text-align:right;" |1,140,903

| style="text-align:right;" |15.30%

| style="text-align:right;" |282

| style="text-align:right;" |1,086,907

| style="text-align:right;" |14.76%

| style="text-align:right;" |3,448

| style="text-align:right;" |1,528,189

| style="text-align:right;" |21.24%

| style="text-align:right;" |209

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan = 2 | Total:

| style="text-align:right;" |660,118

| style="text-align:right;" |100

| style="text-align:right;" |1

| style="text-align:right;" |7,457,093

| style="text-align:right;" |100

| style="text-align:right;" |3,176

| style="text-align:right;" |7,361,818

| style="text-align:right;" |100

| style="text-align:right;" |39,900

| style="text-align:right;" |7,193,985

| style="text-align:right;" |100

| style="text-align:right;" |1,340

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan=20 | Notes

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan=20 | Sources: [https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final Romanian Permanent Electoral Authority]

|-

|}

Deaths

The former PMP mayor of Sadova, Eugen Safta, who had just gotten re-elected, suffered a heart attack and died. His death was declared on 28 September 2020, at 2 AM EEST.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-28|title=După ce a câștigat alegerile, primarul Sadovei, Eugen Safta, a făcut infarct și a murit|url=http://lupamea.ro/actualitate/dupa-ce-a-castigat-alegerile-primarul-sadovei-eugen-safta-a-facut-infarct-si-a-murit/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928054459/http://lupamea.ro/actualitate/dupa-ce-a-castigat-alegerile-primarul-sadovei-eugen-safta-a-facut-infarct-si-a-murit/|archive-date=2020-09-28|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Lupa|language=ro|issn=1844-1971}}

Ion Aliman, the PSD mayor of Deveselu, was re-elected for a third term,{{Cite web|last=Berbecaru|first=Diana|date=2020-09-27|title=Ion Aliman a câștigat alegerile la Deveselu. Fostul primar a decedat din cauza COVID-19|url=https://www.gazetanoua.ro/index/art/t/ion-aliman-a-castigat-alegerile-la-deveselu-fostul-primar-a-decedat-din-cauza-covid-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928062538/https://www.gazetanoua.ro/index/art/t/ion-aliman-a-castigat-alegerile-la-deveselu-fostul-primar-a-decedat-din-cauza-covid-19|archive-date=2020-09-28|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Gazeta Nouă|language=ro}} despite having had died of COVID-19 10 days earlier.{{Cite web|last=Paraschiv|first=Luiza|date=2020-09-17|title=Primarul din Deveselu a murit de COVID-19. Ion Aliman era internat la Spitalul Colentina din Capitală|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/social/primarul-din-deveselu-a-murit-de-covid-19-19547422|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919135111/https://www.mediafax.ro/social/primarul-din-deveselu-a-murit-de-covid-19-19547422|archive-date=2020-09-19|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Mediafax|language=ro}} He received 1,020 votes, out of a total of 1,600. Until a term of partial elections will be held, the vice mayor will have acting mayor attributions.

Electoral maps

File:Harta alegeri locale 2020.png|Map depicting the county council presidents and mayors of the county seat cities/towns ({{langx|ro|Oraș reședință de județ}}) according to the colour of the winning party

File:Harta alegeri locale 2020 primari.png|Map depicting the localities according to the colour of the elected mayor

File:Local elections2020.png|Map depicting the overall winning party by electoral unit

Notes

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References

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