Partial local elections were held in Romania on Sunday. According to the first exit polls, the new mayor of Bucharest is Ciprian Ciucu, the candidate of the National Liberal Party and current Mayor of District 6, local media report.

According to data from CURS-Avangarde, cited by Digi24, he received 32.7% of the vote. In second place is the candidate of the Social Democratic Party and current Mayor of District 4, Daniel Baluta, with 26.3%, followed by independent candidate Anca Alexandrescu with 20.2% and the candidate of the Save Romania Union, Catalin Drula.

"Unity in the ruling coalition. We will have a lot of work to do for the municipality. I want to make Bucharest the project of my life," were Ciucu's first words after the polls closed. Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan was also present at the National Liberal Party headquarters.

Bucharest voted for a new mayor, as Nicusor Dan, who was elected for a second term as mayor on June 9, 2024, was elected President of Romania in May 2025. Election day began at 7:00 a.m. and ended at 9:00 p.m.

As at 4 p.m., voter turnout was 21.84%, or 393,876 voters out of the 1,803,728 people on the permanent voter list, according to data reported in real time by the Permanent Electoral Authority. In the previous local elections in the Romanian capital on June 9, 2024, 24.39% of voters had cast their ballots by 4 p.m. on election day, the Agerpres news agency recalls.