Resolution Criteria

This market resolves to the candidate who is elected as the new mayor of Bucharest in the event that Nicușor Dan wins the 2025 Romanian presidential election.

(Interim doesn't count)

Background

Nicușor Dan is the current mayor of Bucharest, having been elected in 2020 as an independent candidate supported by the center-right coalition. He has recently announced his candidacy for the Romanian presidential elections scheduled for May 4, 2025. If no candidate receives a majority (50% + 1) of the number of citizens registered to vote in the first round, a second round will be held on May 18, 2025.

If Dan were to win the presidency, a special election would be held to fill the vacant mayoral position in Bucharest. The candidates listed represent various political parties and backgrounds:

• Gabriela Firea (PSD) - Former mayor of Bucharest (2016-2020)

• Cristian Popescu Piedone - President of ANPC, Former mayor of Bucharest's Sector 5

• Rareș Hopincă - Current mayor of Bucharest's Sector 2 (PSD)

• Ciprian Ciucu - Current mayor of Bucharest's Sector 6 (PNL)

• Cătălin Cîrstoiu - Former proposed PNL-PSD coalition candidate for Bucharest mayor

• Daniel Băluță - Current mayor of Bucharest's Sector 4 (PSD)

• George-Cristian Tuță - Current mayor of Bucharest's Sector 1 (PNL)

• Vlad Voiculescu - Former Health Minister (USR)

• Elena Lasconi - USR Leader and mayor of Câmpulung

• Clotilde Armand - Former mayor of Bucharest's Sector 1 (USR)

• Sebastian Burduja - Leader of PNL Bucharest

• Claudiu Târziu - Former Deputy from Bucharest and AUR co-president

• Mihai Enache - AUR candidate for the 2024 Bucharest Mayoral Elections

• Diana Șoșoacă - Romanian European MP and leader of S.O.S. Romania party

• Eugen Tomac - Former Deputy from Bucharest and leader of PMP Party