General Council of Bucharest

The General Council of Bucharest (Romanian: Consiliul General al Municipiului București; also known as the Consiliul Popular al Municipiului București from 1968 to 1989) is the legislative body of the Municipality of Bucharest, and is made up of 55 councillors elected every four years.

General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest

Romanian: Consiliul General al Municipiului București
2020–2024
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Nicușor Dan, Ind.
since September 2020
Structure
Seats55
General
Council political groups
  PSD (21)
  USR-PLUS (17)
  PNL (12)
  PMP (5)
Elections
General
Council voting system
Closed party list
General
Council last election
21 September 2020
Meeting place
The General City Hall of Bucharest
Website
https://www.pmb.ro/

Together with the Mayor of Bucharest and the Deputy Mayor, the General Council makes up the General City Hall of Bucharest, which is responsible for citywide 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.

On 10 June 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.

Structure

2020-Present

    Party Seats Current Council
  Social Democratic Party 21                                          
  National Liberal Party 12                                          
  Save Romania Union 11                                          
  Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party 6                                          
  People's Movement Party 5                                          

2016-2020

    Party Seats Current Council
  Social Democratic Party 22                                            
  Save Romania Union 15                                            
  National Liberal Party 8                                            
  People's Movement Party 4                                            
  Alliance of Liberals and Democrats 4                                            

2012-2016

    Party Seats Current Council
  Social Liberal Union 37                                                                          
  Democratic Liberal Party 11                                                                          
  People's Party – Dan Diaconescu 7                                                                          

2008-2012

    Party Seats Current Council
  Democratic Liberal Party 24                                                
  Social Democratic Party 16                                                
  National Liberal Party 8                                                
  New Generation Party – Christian Democratic 4                                                
  Greater Romania Party 3                                                

2007-2008

    Party Seats Current Council
  Democratic Liberal Party 19                                      
  National Liberal Party 15                                      
  Social Democratic Party 12                                      
  Conservative Party 4                                      
  Greater Romania Party 3                                      
  Independent 1                                      

2004-2007

    Party Seats Current Council
  Justice and Truth Alliance 32                                                                
  Social Democratic Party 18                                                                
  Great Romania Party 4                                                                
  Independent 1                                                                

References

  1. "Rezultate Alegeri Locale 2016, Primaria Generala a Municipiului Bucuresti" [Local Election Results 2016, General City Hall of Bucharest Municipality] (in Romanian). StirileProTV. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.


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