Local elections have been held in Romania on 10 June 2012. The Government initially tried to postpone the election to be the same day with Romanian legislative election, 2012. But a ruling of the Constitutional court made that option impossible. As of June 2011, a law was passed by the parliament, and promulgated by the president, in which the mayors and the presidents of the County Councils will be elected with in a First Past the Post system.
Will be elected:
all the villages, communes, cities, and municipal councils (Local Councils, Romanian: Consilii Locale), and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest (Romanian: Consilii Locale de Sector)
the 41 County Councils (Romanian: Consilii Județene), and the Bucharest Municipal General Council (Romanian: Consiliul General Al Municipiului București).
the 41 Presidents of the County Councils (Romanian: Președinții Consiliilor Județene)
all the mayors (Romanian: Primarii)
of the communes, cities, and municipalities
of the Sectors of Bucharest (Romanian: Primarii de Sector)
The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest (Romanian: Primarul General al Municipiului București)
