Romania's 2024 elections: The candidates for the Bucharest mayor seat

As the governing coalition's candidate was finally announced, the race is on to convince voters of who is the best fit to be in charge of Bucharest for the next four years.

After announcing they would run together in the EU Parliament elections, the governing coalition, made up of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL), decided on a common candidate for the Bucharest elections as well, another test of their project bringing together voters who were apart on the political spectrum only four years ago. It took its time to select the candidate to represent it in the mayoral race in Bucharest and stand against incumbent mayor Nicușor Dan.