Final results for Romania’s 2024 local elections expected after June 23
<p>The final results for the June 9 local elections will be released after an additional voting round set to be held in two communes where the voting ended in a tie, the spokesperson of the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) told <a href="https://hotnews.ro/alegeri-2024-bec-prelungeste-suspansul-privind-rezultatele-finale-ale-alegerilor-locale-care-este-motivul-1523118" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hotnews.ro</a>.</p>

<p>The results are expected after June 23, when an additional voting round will be held in two communes in the counties of Alba and Mureș.</p>

<p>Provisional results released by BEC on Monday, June 17, showed that the Social Democrat Party (PSD) received 34.71% of the mandates for county councilors, followed by the National Liberal Party (PNL) with 27.99%, AUR with 11%, the United Right Alliance with 7.96% and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) with 6.30%.</p>

<p>In Bucharest, while the PSD-PNL candidates George Tuță and Rareș Hopincă claimed victories for the mayor seat of District 1 and District 2, the incumbent mayors Clotilde Armand and Radu Mihaiu pointed to <a href="https://www.romania-insider.com/local-elections-fraud-allegations-two-bucharest-districts-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">several irregularities and asked for recounts</a>.</p>

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<p><em>simona@romania-insider.com</em></p>