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And in the municipal elections this year, the most watched electoral confrontation is that of the Capital City Council. Opinion polls before the elections here indicated a close battle between Gabriela Firea and Nicuşor Dan.
Voters in Bucharest must decide, on Sunday, whether to give Gabriela Firea another term or vote for another candidate. Among the current mayor’s counter-candidates, opinion polls attribute the best chances to Nicusor Dan, followed by Traian Băsescu, who was also mayor of the Capital. Look here, LIVE TEXT, the vote in the Capital.
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UPDATE 16:00 The turnout in Bucharest is 23.65%, at 16:00, in the local elections on Sunday. In Bucharest, the participation is higher than four years ago, when it was 20.15%.
UPDATE 15:15 Attendance at 15:00: 27.38% nationwide, and in Bucharest it is 21.20%
The turnout is 27.388% nationally, and in Bucharest it is 21.20%, at 3:00 p.m., in local elections on Sunday. In Bucharest, the turnout is higher than four years ago, when it was 18.24%. So far, the largest voters have been voters in the age groups 45-64 and older than 65, but the number of those in the age groups 25-24 and 35-44 is starting to rise slightly. .
UPDATE 15:00 According to official data, fewer than 16,000 young people between 18 and 24 years old voted until 3:00 p.m. and around 55,000 of those between 25 and 34 years old in Bucharest.
UPDATE 10:40 – Pro Bucharest Alliance 2020 Candidate for Sector 3 City Council, Robert NegoiţăHe said on Sunday, leaving the polls, that he voted for continuity.
“I have voted for continuity and I consider it normal to continue good projects. (…) 99% work, less politics and, if we want to carry out, more than one project a day”, Negoiţă said.
He urged voters to go to the polls. “It is very important to go out and vote, it is a right that we do not win easily and I believe that responsibility should take us to the polls. It is not crowded, you can come, you can vote quickly, I think it lasted two or three minutes from when I arrived until I managed to vote. We disinfect ourselves, we wear a mask, “added Robert Negoiţă.
UPDATE 09:45 – Congressman Nicusor Dan, candidate for the post of Mayor General of the Capital supported by PNL and USR PLUS, declared that he voted “with thirst” and urged the people of Bucharest to go to the polls in large numbers, since this morning.
“I voted very thirsty and I invite the people of Bucharest to go out to vote in large numbers, I invite them to leave in the morning, because there are special conditions and voting is a little slower than in normal conditions. useful vote, that to put Bucharest in the right direction, to make Bucharest the city that the people of Bucharest deserve and from which our children no longer want to leave, but instead want to stay with pride, “said Nicusor Dan , after voting in the Gymnasium School no. 279, of Sector 6, according to Agerpres.
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He added that he voted to remove “an octopus of interests” from the capital city council, but also for a city with “extraordinary potential.”
UPDATE 09:30 – Former President Traian Basescu, a PMP candidate for the Capital City Council, advises Bucharest residents to cast a vote “useful to them” to change things in the city.
“I have voted, I think the people of Bucharest will be able to give them a useful vote. For now, the televisions have advised them to give a useful vote to the parties. I advise them to give them a useful vote, to elect the one who can change things in Bucharest. I wish the people of Bucharest a good day “, Băsescu declared on Sunday, at the exit of the polls.
The former president voted with his wife, Maria Basescu.
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UPDATE 08:45 – Prime Minister Ludovic Orban He said on Sunday, after exercising his right to vote, that he had voted for the people who guarantee he can improve life in local communities.
“I voted in favor of raising the level of civilization. The concept of the campaign was very clear, developing local communities through investment, employment and infrastructure development and ultimately increasing the level of civilization. That’s why I voted. For the people who guarantee me that I can improve my life in local communities, “Orban said.
The prime minister had to wait about 30 minutes in a row to vote, but said he was ready to go even higher.
“I was ready to queue for longer. You can vote throughout the day,” stressed the prime minister.
He announced that he had contacted the president of the AEP to expedite the vote and that the waiting time was as short as possible.
UPDATE 08:40 – The ALDE candidate for Mayor’s Office, Călin Popescu Tăriceanu, stated that he voted with the thinking of the people of Bucharest, who experienced a feeling of frustration at being deceived in their expectations because there was no electoral debate on the main candidates in the elections for the Bucharest City Council.
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UPDATE 08:10 – The PSD candidate for the City Council of the capital, Gabriela firea, voted in local elections.
“I voted early this morning. I am glad that this time I have become the first voter for this section. I voted with all the children of Bucharest, all the young people, all the adults and our grandparents in mind. Very important,” Firea said.
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07:00 Opening of polling stations in the Capital
Capital City Hall exit poll results
The Central Electoral Office has accredited 3 institutes that will be able to conduct opinion polls in local elections on September 27. Of these, only 2, CURS and Avangarde, will conduct exit polls in Bucharest.
The results of the exit polls on the elections for the City Council of the capital will be announced after 9:00 p.m., when the polls close.
Who are the candidates for the Capital Mayor’s Office
18 candidates for the post of Mayor General of the Capital were validated by the Bucharest Electoral Board in the local elections on September 27.
The current mayor general, Gabriela Firea, is running for a second term. Former Romanian President Traian Băsescu also wants to return to the General Council, he still held this position before being elected head of state. His main opponent is the independent Nicusor Dan, supported by PNL and the USR PLUS Alliance.
ALDE leader Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, former prime minister and former president of the Senate, also entered the electoral race.
Actors Florin Călinescu and Bogdan Stanoevici, as well as Ilan Laufer and Alexandru Coita will also “fight” for the position of mayor.
The candidates for the post of Mayor General of Bucharest are as follows: Traian Băsescu (PMP), Gabriela Firea (PSD), Nicuşor Dan (independent), Ilan Laufer (National Identity Force Party), Ioan Sîrbu (Alliance Pro Bucharest 2020) , Octavian Bădescu (independent), Radu Octavian Moraru (independent), Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (ALDE), Radu Ghidău (Party of the National Peasant Alliance), Alexandru Ion Coita (Republican Party of Romania), John-Ion Banu (National Party Romanian), Cătălin Ioan Berenghi (independent), Claudiu Richard Târziu (Alliance for the Union of Romanians), Bogdan Stanoevici (Independent Social Democratic Party), Florin Călinescu (Green Party), Ileana Daniela Nănău (PRM), Valentina Bistriceanu (PER) and Sebastian Popescu (Party of New Romania).
Gabriela Firea’s chances of winning the mayor of Bucharest again. What the latest polls say
According to some liberal sources, the latest poll conducted in September shows that Nicușor Dan ranks first at the top of Bucharest’s preferences in local elections, followed closely by the current mayor, Gabriela Firea.
Only a small percentage separates them, while Traian Basescu, in third place, would receive only 10% of the votes, according to the poll.
And another poll presented later by Nicusor Dan shows that she would have only a small percentage more than Gabriela Firea.
What was the participation in the Capital in the 2016 elections?
In 2016, local elections were held on June 5, also on a single ballot. Participation at the national level in the 2016 local elections was 48.44% of the number of registered voters in the electoral lists, but in the Capital, participation in the 2016 local elections was 33.31%, the lowest . attendance rate in the country.
Gabriela Firea then won the City Council of the capital with 42.97% of the total valid votes cast, followed by the USB candidate, Nicusor Dan, with 30.52%, after the centralization by BEC of the results of the 1,252 sections in Bucharest.
