Type Unicameral General Council voting system Closed party list | Seats 55 | |
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Mayor Gabriela Firea, PSD
Since June 2016 Deputy Mayors Badulescu Aurelian (PSD) Florescu Michaela Tomnita (ALDE)
Since June 2016 General Council political groups PSD (22)
USR (15)
PNL (8)
PMP (4)
ALDE (4 | ||
The General Council of Bucharest (Consiliul General al Municipiului Bucureşti in Romanian; Consiliul Popular al Municipiului Bucureşti from 1968 to 1989) is the legislative body of the Municipality of Bucharest, and is made up of 55 councillors elected every four years. Together with the Mayor of Bucharest and the Vice-Mayor, the General Council makes up the General City Hall of Bucharest, which is responsible for city-wide affairs, such as the water system, the transport system and the main boulevards. Bucharest is also divided into six sectors, each of which has their own 27-seat Sectorial Council and Mayor, and is responsible for local area affairs, such as secondary streets, parks, schools and the cleaning services.
In 10 June of 2012, the General Council was made up of the following party composition. The Social Liberal Union formed a majority in the Council, holding 67.3% of the seats. The alliance supported the former Mayor of Bucharest, the independent Sorin Oprescu. The last elections were on June 5 2016. [1] The new mayor of Bucharest is Gabriela Firea, elected with 42,97% of the vote. The runner-up was Nicușor Dan with 30.5% from the Save Bucharest Union party which later became the Save Romania Union.