PSD candidate, Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, won half as many votes as his opponent, incumbent Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu.
Kandidati i PSD, Mirçea Geoana, fitoi vetëm gjysmën e votave që mori kundërshtari i tij, kryetari aktual i bashkisë së Bukureshtit, Trajan Bashesku.