page_title: 2008 Romanian local elections
section_title: County Councils
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 Romanian local elections / First round / County Councils
context_page_description: Local elections were held in Romania on 1 June 2008, with a runoff for mayors on 15 June 2008.
  On 1 June elections were held for:
  all the villages, communes, cities, and municipal councils, and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest
  the 41 County Councils, and the Bucharest Municipal General Council.
  the 41 Presidents of the County Councils
  all the mayors
  of the villages, cities, and municipalities
  of the Sectors of Bucharest
  The General Mayor of The Municipality of Bucharest
  On 17 April 2008, the Social Democratic Party and the Conservative Party announced they would form a political alliance for these elections, the Alliance PSD+PC. For the first time the presidents of the County Councils were elected directly by the people, and not by later negotiations inside the County Council; other notable characteristics included a substantial number of Roma candidates standing, as well as some representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
caption: Results of the county councilors