A 2020-as romániai helyhatósági választások eredményei
The Results of the 2020 Local Elections in Romania

Summary/Abstract: Romanian local elections were conducted on September 27, 2020. There included the election of settlement mayors and the members and presidents od country councils. In the competition of Romanian political parties the National Liberal Party (PNL) won most contest, but the expected collapse of Social Democratic Party (PSD) did not occur and the Social Democrats were able to hold on to some important positions. On the third runnerup the USR-PLUS Alliance performed poorly when compared to the EP elections of 2019. However this party captured the mayorship of four large cities and has the potential for future growth. In relation to the results of the Hungarian participants in some areas they leave increased their support. After twenty years, they have recaptured the mayorship of Târgu Mureș/Marosvásárhely and have retained the presidencies of four out of five country councils. In the solidly Hungarian comities the ethnic factor did not lead to losses, but in the area of scattered cluster settlements the Hungarian candidates did not enter big city and country councils, there losing important vice-major and vice-presidential council positions.

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