The ruling Social Liberal Union has had its candidates elected in five of the capital’s six sectors, according to exit polls.
Boc, who was mayor of Cluj-Napoca before resigning to take over as prime minister, gained over 40% of the vote but so did the Social Liberal Union candidate Marius Nicoara.
Romanians voted Sunday to elect over 3,000 mayor positions, 41 county council presidencies, and over 40,000 local councilor posts in the first election that will not be followed by a run-off vote between the top two candidates if neither garners an absolute majority of votes (50% plus one). The first official results are expected Monday.