The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the most seats in the elections for local councils - 42.11%, followed by National Liberal Party (PNL) - 32.1%, Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) - 8.6%, the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) - 6.88% and the Save Romania Union (USR) - 2.1%, according to the partial results presented on Monday night by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC).The Central Electoral Bureau published, on Monday night, the provisional results on the distribution of the mandates of local councilors following Sunday's elections:PSD - 42.11% (14.199 mandates)PNL - 32.1% (10.826 mandates)AUR - 8,. (2.899 mandates)UDMR - 6.88% ( 2.319 mandates)USR - 2.1% (708 mandates)Alianta Dreapta Unita/United Right Alliance - 1.98% (667 mandates)Forta Dreptei/Force of the Right - 0.63% (214 mandates)Alianta Electorala PSD-PNL/PSD-PNL Electoral Alliance - 0.57% (191 mandates)PMP (People's Movement Party) - 0.56% (189 mandates)PUSL (Social Liberal Humanist Party) - 0.53% (180 mandates)Alianta Maghiara din Transilvania/Hungarian Alliance in Transylvania - 0.47% (159 mandates)Independent candidates - 0.44% (150 mandates)SOS Romania - 0.34% (116 mandates)Asociatia Partida Romilor Pro-Europa/Pro-Europa Roma Party Association - 0.31% (91 mandates)Alianta Dreapta Unita USR - PMP/USR-PMP United Right Alliance - 0.27% (90 mandates)PER (Romanian Green Party) - 0.2% (68 mandates)Another 63 parties, formations and political alliances obtained mandates of local councillors.
Romanian farmers are set to benefit from improved access to financing following a EUR 25 million loan granted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Agricover Credit IFN SA, aimed at supporting micro agricultural businesses across the country. The funding will be provided under the InvestEU mandate and is intended to boost productivity and promote […]
Romanians rank among the most satisfied homeowners in Europe, but rising housing-related costs continue to put significant pressure on household budgets, according to the RE/MAX European Housing Trend Report 2025. The study showed that 81% of Romanians are happy with their living situation, above the European average of 77%, while 83% live in owner-occupied properties, […]
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on December 15 ruled in favor of judge Cristi Danileţ in his case against Romania and ruled that the Romanian authorities had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights that guarantees freedom of expression, which includes the right to hold opinions […]
Romanian car battery producer Rombat SA has been fined a total of EUR 20.2 million by the European Commission for breaching European Union competition rules, the Commission said in a decision announced on December 15. Rombat is a subsidiary of the South African automotive components group Metair. The Commission found that Rombat participated in anti-competitive […]
Romania’s industrial output rose by 0.3% y/y in October, despite a negative performance (-0.3% y/y) in the core manufacturing segment, thanks to a robust 6.6% y/y advance in the segment of utilities, according to data published by the statistics office INS. On a monthly basis, the seasonally-adjusted industrial output advanced by 0.4% m/m despite 0.5% […]
Romania’s gross external debt increased by EUR 22 billion in the first ten months of 2025 to reach EUR 225.5 billion at the end of October, equivalent to 61% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to data published by the National Bank (BNR). Long-term liabilities accounted for 78.7% of the total stock. BNR data showed […]
