Romania's local elections exit polls: Incumbent Sorin Oprescu gets majority in capital, higher attendance than four years ago

The incumbent Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu won his second mandate at the helm of the Romanian capital after the local elections on Sunday, June 10, according to the exit polls at the end of the vote. Oprescu got between 64 and 66 percent of the votes, according to three different exit polls created by CCSB, IRES and CURS.

Candidate Silviu Prigoana from the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) came second with some 14-17 percent of the votes, and independent Nicusor Dan came third, with some 6-8 percent of the votes. Mayors changed in two of the six districts of Bucharest. Robert Negoita outranked Liviu Negoita in the third district, while Rares Manescu for more votes than Cristian Poteras in District 6. Andrei Chiliman, Neculai Ontanu, Cristian Popescu and Marian Vanghelie all kept their seats at the helm of the district city halls, according to exit polls. The Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) lost many of the important cities in Romania, according to the exit polls. At 17,00, four hours before the end of vote, around 40 percent of Romanians gave their vote, which was 5 percentage points higher than in the local elections four years ago, at the same hour. Partial and final results are expected tomorrow (Monday, June 11), during the day. editor@romania-insider.com