Controversial Legal Aspects Regarding the Position of Mayor in Romania
Controversial Legal Aspects Regarding the Position of Mayor in Romania

Author(s): Maria-Ariana Dociu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Governance, Public Administration, Electoral systems
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Public administration; Mayor; Elections; Public dignity; Termination of mandate;
Summary/Abstract: In Romania, the mayor is a vital part of local administration system. The mayor is elected directly by the citizens, based on a secret, uninominal, and freely expressed vote. The mayor operates based on the principles of decentralization and local autonomy. Given our country's administrative - territorial division, we will find a mayor in each commune and town/municipality whose mandate is, as a general rule, four years. This paper aims to show in detail some of the most controversial legal aspects regarding the position of the mayor in Romania, respectively: the election of the mayor in a single round of elections, the function of public dignity of the mayor, as well as the ascertaining of the termination of the mayor's mandate before the deadline and presenting de lege ferenda solutions.

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