Politics of Cluj-Napoca

Mayor of Cluj-Napoca
Romanian: Primarul Municipiului Cluj-Napoca

Coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca
Incumbent
Radu Moisin
interim

since November 2011
Inaugural holder Dr. Iulian Pop
Formation 1919 (after the Unification of Romania)
Website http://www.primariaclujnapoca.ro/
Cluj-Napoca Local Council
Consiliul Local al
Municipiului Cluj-Napoca
Type
Type Unicameral
Leadership
Deputy Mayor Radu Moisin, PD
since January 2009
Deputy Mayor Attila László, UDMR
since 18 June 2008
Structure
Members 27
Local Council Political groups


Elections
Local Council Voting system Closed list, D'Hondt method
Mayor Voting system Direct vote, Two-round system
Local Council Last election 1 June 2008
Mayor Last election 15 February 2009
Meeting place
Cluj-Napoca City Hall
Website
http://www.primariaclujnapoca.ro/

The last general local election was hold in 1 June 2008. The threshold was 5%. On the 15 February 2009, a by-election was held for the office of Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, following the nomination of the previous Mayor, Emil Boc as Prime-Minister.

Contents

List of mayors

# Name Portrait Born-Died Took office Left office Party
Principality of Transylvania
József Pataki April 1861  ?
Austro-Hugarian Empire
Zsigmond Szentkirályi 1 September 1867 1868
Unknown 1868 1874
Elek Simon 1 February 1874 1 September 1880
Károly Haller 1 August 1884 1 May 1886
Géza Albach 1 May 1886 30 June 1898
Géza Szvacsina 1 July 1898 30 November 1913
Gusztáv Haller 1 December 1913 19 January 1919
Kingdom of Romania
Iulian Pop 19 January 1919 April 1923
Aurel Moga April 1923 April 1923
Octavian Utalea 1 mai 1923 14 martie 1926
Theodor Mihali 21 aprilie 1926 21 octombrie 1926
Vasile Osvadă 21 octombrie 1926 23 iunie 1927
() Theodor Mihali 23 iunie 1927 24 iulie 1931
Kingdom of Hungary (Vienna awards)
Kingdom of Romania (restored)
Communist Romania
Romania


Mayor and Municipal Council election 2004

Summary of the 6 June 2004 Cluj Napoca Local election results
Parties and alliances Votes % Seats
Justice and Truth Alliance (Alianţa Dreptate si Adevăr) 43823 29.57 9
Greater Romania Party(Partidul România Mare) 30864 20.82 6
Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat) 30457 20.55 6
Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) 28172 19.01 6
Humanist Party of Romania, now Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator) 2963 2.0 -
Romanian National Unity Party 2015 1.36 -
Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party 1393 0.94 -
Total (turnout %)   27


Mayor and Municipal Council election 2000

Summary of the June 2000 Cluj Napoca Local election results
Parties and alliances Votes % Seats
Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) 31618 22.50 8
Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare) 30762 21.89 8
Party of Social Democracy in Romania, now Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat) 16605 11.81 5
Convenţia Democrată Română (Convenţia Democrată Română) 10264 7.30 3
Romanian National Unity Party ?(no data) ?(no data) 3
National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) 5432 3.86 2
Party of Alliance for Romania 4606 3.26 2
Total (turnout 54.5%)   31

Mayor and Municipal Council election 2008

Bolded names represent the parties that entered the Local Council.

Summary of the 1 June 2008 Cluj Napoca Local election results
Parties and alliances Votes % Seats
Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat) 16
Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania
(Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România)
5
National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) 3
Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat) 3
Greater Romania Party(Partidul România Mare) 0
Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator) 0
Christian Social Popular Union (Uniunea Populară Social Creştină) 0
PP (') 0
Green Party (Partidul Verde)
National Initiative Party (Partidul Iniţiativa Naţionalã) 0
(PCM) 0
(UPSS) 0
Socialist Alliance Party (PAS) 0
Ecologist Party of Romania (PER) 0
(PRE) 0
Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party
(Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat)
0
(PNG-CD) 0
Valentin Guia (independent) 0
Total (turnout %)   27


Mayoral by-election, 2009

Summary of the 15 February 2009 Cluj-Napoca Local partial election results
Candidates - Parties and alliances Votes %
Sorin Apostu - Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat-Liberal) 49,234 56
Marius Nicoară - National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) 23
Teodor Pop-Puscas - PSD+PC Alliance (Alianţa PSD+PC)
Sorin Oancea - Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat)
Gheorghe Oros - Socialist Alliance Party (Partidul Alianţa Socialistă)
Gheorghe Aştileanu - New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (PArtidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat)
Gergely Balasz - Hungarian Civic Party (Partidul Civic Maghiar)
Laszlo Csaba - Green Party (Partidul Verde)
Grigore Pop - Independent
Total: 274,300 (turnout 30.19%)