Local elections were held in Romania on 10 June 2012. The Government initially tried to postpone the election to be on the same day with the 2012 Romanian legislative election,^[1] 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)

Notes

• Political map depicting counties according to the county president's party affiliation
• Political map based on the mayor's party affiliation (denoting only major Romanian cities and towns)