Bucharest votes in mayoral race that could hand far right a first EU capital


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  • Sunday, 07 Dec 2025

A partial view of Constitution Square and Bulevardul Unirii in Bucharest, Romania, November 30, 2024. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

BUCHAREST, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Bucharest could become the first European Union capital led by a hard-right mayor in Sunday's local election, a contest which threatens Romania's fragile pro-European coalition government.

The influential post has been vacant since May when centrist Nicusor Dan won a presidential election re-run one year into his second term as mayor.

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