Political parties may file bids for local elections as from Monday

Political parties, electoral alliances, national minority organisations and non-affiliated candidates may start today filing bids for this year's elections to local councils, mayoralties and county councils. 

The candidatures will have to be filed April 11-26, while the final ones will be unveiled on May 4. 

By April 12, the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) will have to tell the number of voters from the electoral rolls and additional electoral lists. 

As many as 126 political parties, alliances or unions have registered their names and logos for the June 5 local elections with the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC). 

The updated BEC Registry now includes both old and new names, such as the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), the Alliance of Liberal and Democrats (ALDE), the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR), the People's Movement Party (PMP), alongside the Union for Romania (UpR), Sebesul verde (Green Sebes), Alianta Impreuna pentru Sacele (Together for Sacele Alliance), Partidul Societatii Iesene (Iasi Society Party), Partidul Comunitar din Romania (Romania's Community Party), Partidul Sacalazului din Romania (Romania's Sacalaz Party), Partidul Mandri ca suntem Aradeni (Proud to Be Citizens of Arad), etc. 

The election campaigning will be held May 6 - June 4, informs Agerpres.