# Politics of Cluj-Napoca

The last general local election was held on 27 September 2020. 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.

## List of mayors

| # | Name | Election | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Principality of Transylvania ||||||||
| | József Pataki | | April 1861 | ? | |
| Austro-Hungarian 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 ||||||||
| 1 | Iulian Pop | | 19 January 1919 | April 1923 | |
| — | Aurel Moga | | April 1923 | April 1923 | |
| 2 | Octavian Utalea | | 1 May 1923 | 14 March 1926 | |
| 3 | Theodor Mihali | | 21 April 1926 | 21 October 1926 | |
| 4 | Vasile Osvadă | | 21 October 1926 | 23 June 1927 | |
| (3) | Theodor Mihali | | 23 June 1927 | 24 July 1931 | |
| 5 | Prof. Coriolan Tătaru | | 24 July 1931 | 31 January 1932 | |
| 6 | Dr. Sebastian Bornemisa | | 1 February 1932 | 11 June 1932 | |
| 7 | Dr. Victor Deleu | | 11 June 1932 | 18 November 1933 | |
| 8 | Prof. Dr. Nicolae Drăganu | | 18 November 1933 | 1 January 1938 | |
| 9 | Dr. Laurian Gabor | | 1 January 1938 | 13 February 1938 | |
| 10 | Richard Filipescu | | 17 February 1938 | 23 September 1938 | |
| (6) | Dr. Sebastian Bornemisa | | 23 September 1938 | September 1940 | |
| Kingdom of Hungary (Vienna awards) ||||||||
| | Dr. Vasarhelyi Lászlo | | September 1940 | 16 April 1941 | |
| | Keledy Tibor | | 16 April 1941 | 1944 | |
| Kingdom of Romania (restored) ||||||||
| 11 | Dr. Ioan Demeter | | 1944 | 1944 | |
| 12 | Tudor Bugnariu | | 1944 | 1945 | |
| 13 | Gheorghe Chintezanu | | 1944 | 1947 | |
| Communist Romania ||||||||
| (13) | Gheorghe Chintezanu | | 1947 | 1952 | |
| 14 | Petre Jurca | | 1952 | 1957 | |
| 15 | Aurel Duca | | 1956 | 1960 | |
| 16 | Gheorghe Lăpădeanu | | 1960 | 1968 | |
| 17 | Remus Bucșa | | 1968 | 1975 | |
| 18 | Constantin Crișan | | 1975 | 1983 | |
| 19 | Constantin Chirilă | | 1983 | 1985 | |
| 20 | Nicolae Preda | | 1985 | 1986 | |
| 21 | Gheorghe Cordea | | 1986 | 1989 | |
| Romania ||||||||
| 22 | Ion Pop | | 1989 | 1990 | |
| 23 | Alexandru Șerban | | 1990 | 1990 | |
| 24 | Mihai Tălpean | | 1990 | 1991 | |
| 25 | Teodor Groza | | 1991 | 1992 | |
| 26 | Gheorghe Funar | 1992 | 1992 | June 2004 | PUNR |
| 26 | Gheorghe Funar | 1996 | 1992 | June 2004 | PUNR/PRM |
| 26 | Gheorghe Funar | 2000 | 1992 | June 2004 | PRM |
| 27 | Emil Boc | 2004 | June 2004 | December 2008 | PD/PD-L |
| 27 | Emil Boc | 2008 | June 2004 | December 2008 | PD/PD-L |
| 28 | Sorin Apostu | — | December 2008 | November 2011 | PD-L |
| 28 | Sorin Apostu | 2009 | December 2008 | November 2011 | PD-L |
| — | Radu Moisin | — | November 2011 | 22 June 2012 | PD-L |
| (27) | Emil Boc | 2012 | 22 June 2012 | | PD-L/PNL |
| (27) | Emil Boc | 2016 | 22 June 2012 | | PNL |
| (27) | Emil Boc | 2020 | 22 June 2012 | | PNL |

## Mayor and Municipal Council election 2000

Summary of the June 2000 Cluj Napoca Local election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 31,618 | 22.50 | 8 |
| | Greater Romania Party (Romanian: Partidul România Mare) | 30,762 | 21.89 | 8 |
| | Party of Social Democracy in Romania, now Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat) | 16,605 | 11.81 | 5 |
| | Romanian Democratic Convention (Romanian: Convenţia Democrată Română) | 10,264 | 7.30 | 3 |
| | Romanian National Unity Party | ? (no data) | ? (no data) | 3 |
| | National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) | 5,432 | 3.86 | 2 |
| | Party of Alliance for Romania | 4,606 | 3.26 | 2 |
| Total (turnout 54.5%) | Total (turnout 54.5%) | | | 31 |

## Mayor and Municipal Council election 2004

Summary of the 6 June 2004 Cluj Napoca Local election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Justice and Truth Alliance (Alianţa Dreptate si Adevăr) National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) Democratic Party (Partidul Democrat) | 43,823 | 29.57 | 9 |
| | Greater Romania Party(Partidul România Mare) | 30,864 | 20.82 | 6 |
| | Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat) | 30,457 | 20.55 | 6 |
| | Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 28,172 | 19.01 | 6 |
| | Humanist Party of Romania, now Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator) | 2,963 | 2.0 | - |
| | Romanian National Unity Party | 2,015 | 1.36 | - |
| | Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party | 1,393 | 0.94 | - |
| Total (turnout %) | Total (turnout %) | | | 27 |

## 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 | Parties and alliances | 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 %) | Total (turnout %) | 27 |

### Mayoral by-election, 2009

Summary of the 15 February 2009 Cluj-Napoca Local partial election results :
| Candidates - Parties and alliances | 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%) | Total: 274,300 (turnout 30.19%) | | |

## Mayor and Municipal Council election 2012

Bolded names represent the parties that gained seats in the Cluj-Napoca Local Council.
Summary of the 10 June 2012 Cluj-Napoca Local Council election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Liberal Union (Uniunea Social Liberală) | 51,831 | 39.65 | 12 |
| | Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat Liberal) | 43,495 | 33.27 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 16,911 | 12.93 | 4 |
| | People's Party – Dan Diaconescu (Partidul Poporului - Dan Diaconescu) | 7,413 | 5.67 | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat) | 2,183 | 1.67 | 0 |
| | Hungarian People's Party in Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | 2,158 | 1.65 | 0 |
| | Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare) | 2,136 | 1.63 | 0 |
| | Ecologist Party of Romania (Partidul Ecologist Român) | 1,454 | 1.11 | 0 |
| | National Union for the Advancement of Romania (Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României) | 799 | 0.61 | 0 |
| | Romanian Socialist Party (Partidul Socialist Român) | 456 | 0.34 | 0 |
| | Green Party (Partidul Verde) | 446 | 0.34 | 0 |
| | People's Party (Cojocaru Law) (Partidul Poporului (Legea Cojocaru)) | 424 | 0.32 | 0 |
| | Romanian Ecologist Union Party (Partidul Uniunea Ecologistă din România) | 367 | 0.28 | 0 |
| | Gipsy Democratic Civic Alliance (Alianța Civică Democratică a Rromilor) | 304 | 0.23 | 0 |
| | Party of the Roma (Asociația Partida Romilor "Pro-Europa") | 208 | 0.15 | 0 |
| | Socialist Alliance Party (Partidul Alianța Socialistă) | 117 | 0.08 | 0 |
| Total (turnout %) Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 | Total (turnout %) Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 | 307,532 | 100 | 27 |
Summary of the 10 June 2012 Cluj-Napoca Mayor election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat Liberal) | Emil Boc | 53,674 | 40.60 |
| | Social Liberal Union (Uniunea Social Liberală) | Marius Nicoară | 52,251 | 39.53 |
| | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | Péter Eckstein-Kovács | 12,225 | 9.24 |
| | People's Party – Dan Diaconescu (Partidul Poporului - Dan Diaconescu) | Iuliu Țăgorean | 4,689 | 3.54 |
| | Independent | Mircia Giurgiu | 3,368 | 2.54 |
| | Hungarian People's Party in Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | Balazs Gergely | 1,523 | 1.15 |
| | Independent | Mădălina Paul | 1,245 | 0.94 |
| | Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare) | Ioan Avram | 1.221 | 0.92 |
| | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat) | Emil Culda | 1,064 | 0.80 |
| | People's Party (Cojocaru Law) (Partidul Poporului (Legea Cojocaru)) | Dalia Fodor | 395 | 0.29 |
| | Ecologist Party of Romania (Partidul Ecologist Român) | Elmer Antal | 385 | 0.29 |
| | Romanian Socialist Party (Partidul Socialist Român) | Liliana Iancu | 135 | 0.10 |
| Total (turnout %) Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 (p. 164) | Total (turnout %) Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 (p. 164) | Total (turnout %) Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 (p. 164) | 307,532 | 100 |

## Mayor and Municipal Council election 2016

Bolded names represent the parties that gained seats in the Cluj-Napoca Local Council.
Summary of the 5 June 2016 Cluj-Napoca Local Council election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats |
| | National Liberal Party (Partidul Național Liberal) | 49,218 | 49.86 | 17 |
| | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 16,490 | 16.70 | 5 |
| | Social Democratic Party + Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților) | 13,955 | 14.13 | 5 |
| | Romanian Social Party (Partidul Social Românesc) | 3,214 | 3.25 | 0 |
| | Liberal Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Liberală) | 2,974 | 3.01 | 0 |
| | M10 Party (Partidul M10) | 2,946 | 2.98 | 0 |
| | People's Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Populară) | 2,834 | 2.87 | 0 |
| | Democratic Christian Union Party of Romania (Partidul Uniunea Creștin Democrată din România) | 2,729 | 2.76 | 0 |
| | Humanist Power Party (Partidul Puterii Umaniste) | 1,814 | 1.83 | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Național Țărănesc Creștin Democrat) | 1.649 | 1.67 | 0 |
| | Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | 881 | 0.89 | 0 |
| Total (turnout %) Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016 | Total (turnout %) Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016 | 98,704 | 100 | 27 |
Summary of the 5 June 2016 Cluj-Napoca Mayor election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Liberal Party (Partidul Național Liberal) | Emil Boc | 64,311 | 64.76 |
| | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | Horváth Anna | 12,573 | 12.66 |
| | Independent | Octavian Buzoianu | 8,721 | 8.78 |
| | Liberal Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Liberală) | Alexa Doru Liviu Alin | 3,496 | 3.52 |
| | Romanian Social Party (Partidul Social Românesc) | Mircia Giurgiu | 3,184 | 3.20 |
| | Democratic Christian Union Party of Romania (Partidul Uniunea Creștin Democrată din România) | David Ilie | 2,119 | 2.13 |
| | Humanist Power Party (Partidul Puterii Umaniste) | Bruno Roschnafsky | 1,776 | 1.78 |
| | People's Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Populară) | Adrian Gurzău | 1,289 | 1.29 |
| | M10 Party (Partidul M10) | Maria Irina Pop | 1,253 | 1.26 |
| | Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | Fancsali Ernő | 574 | 0.57 |
| Total (turnout %) Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016 | Total (turnout %) Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016 | Total (turnout %) Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016 | 99,296 | 100 |