US EditionBucharest votes in mayoral race that could hand far right a first EU capital
The mayoral race pits a hard-right independent backed by Alliance for Uniting Romanians against Social Democrat Daniel Baluta, with a no-confidence vote looming over the coalition.
- On Dec 7, Bucharest voters cast ballots in a local election that could install the EU's first hard‑right mayor, threatening Romania's fragile pro‑European coalition government.
- The cancelled vote last year and party splits have amplified fragmentation in Bucharest politics, as the Social Democrats ran separately, boosting Alliance for Uniting Romanians prospects.
- Surveys show a tight race between an AUR-backed independent Anca Alexandrescu and Social Democrat Daniel Baluta, with Ciprian Ciucu and Catalin Drula trailing and the mayoral post vacant since Nicusor Dan's May departure.
- Facing a no‑confidence vote this month, the government could see its stability reshaped by the mayoral result as a far‑right win would intensify pressure on Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's coalition over judicial pension reform.
- The annulled vote last year plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades and exposed vulnerability to hybrid attacks and disinformation, shaking financial markets and investment-grade rating.
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Bucharest citizens are voting in a mayoral election today, and the city could become the first capital of a European Union (EU) member state with a far-right leader.
Bucharest votes in mayoral race that could hand far right a first EU capital
Bucharest could become the first European Union capital led by a hard-right mayor in Sunday's local election, a contest which threatens Romania's fragile pro-European coalition government.
Declaration as always, Mirabela Grádinuru accompanied him on Sunday morning to the voting section. The president's partner held an elegant and orderly meeting. The article was held by Mirabela Grádinaru on the day of the election for the Capital Prime Minister. How the First Lady appeared with Nicošor Dan appeared for the first time in Romania TV.
The USR candidate at the Capital Prime Minister, Cátálin Drúlá, said he voted with confidence and optimism for "a new beginning for Bucharest", which needs a correct budget: "Let's stay away from the Capital Prime Minister...
Cátálin Drúlá, USR candidate at the Capital Prime Minister, voted on Sunday morning at the local elections in Bucharest, expressing his optimism about the future of the city. He said he had chosen confidently, convinced that Bucharest needed "a new beginning" and an administration directed towards major projects.
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