Balgarianovinite.com With just five days to go until the Bucharest mayoral election, some of the candidates are making far-fetched promises, some of which are impossible to achieve, reports the newspaper Adevarul in an article on the subject.
Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bucharest?
Lazar Rares, an entrepreneur and deputy chairman of the Romania in Action party has proposed the idea of organizing a Formula 1 race in Bucharest. He is also the youngest candidate in the mayoral race at just 32-years old.
“Formula 1 means asphalt that lasts and a city that learns to move efficiently,” he argued on the national TV channel TVR. According to his calculations, the project would cost over EUR 100 million.
However, the newspaper Adevarul notes that the municipality allocates a similar amount to pay benefits to people with disabilities and adds that the new mayor of Bucharest will also have to find co-financing for major projects, such as the rehabilitation of tram lines and the replacement of heating pipes.
Free public transport
Anca Alexandrescu, an independent candidate and journalist with the Romanian television station Realitatea, has proposed an idea that was previously suggested by Gabriela Firea, the former mayor of Bucharest, namely free public transport.
“Today I looked at the figures and talked to some experts. Did you know that, through effort and by earning money from tourism and other activities, we could make public transport in Bucharest free by bringing money into the capital’s budget from other resources? Currently, the municipality subsidises 80% of transport in Bucharest. We need to work on urban mobility”, she told the newspaper Adevarul.
Free parking
Another independent candidate, Gheorghe Netoiu – a former shareholder of the Dinamo Bucuresti football club – wants to abolish parking charges in the Romanian capital.
“The biggest problem in Bucharest right now is traffic. If I become mayor, drivers won’t pay a single leu for parking,” Netoiu told the online publication Fanatic.
In addition to depriving the municipality of an important source of income,such a measure would most likely lead to a shortage of parking spaces in key areas, as has happened in other cities that have implemented a similar policy, according to the newspaper Adevarul.
According to the media, the idea proposed by his opponent, the independent candidate and former MEP Eugen Teodorovici, is more realistic. Inspired by the price promised by former Romanian presidential candidate Catalin Georgescu for a litre of fuel, the former finance minister says he wants to charge one leu (about 0.2 euros) per hour for parking, which is five times lower than the current price.
“If I become mayor, from December 8, parking in Bucharest will cost only one leu. From 5 lei, which is what it currently costs per hour, it will become 1 leu everywhere in Bucharest”, Teodorovici promises in a video posted on TikTok.
Heating and hot water at half price
The Young People’s Party candidate, George Burcea, proposes halving the cost of hot water and heating. Currently, heating energy costs approximately 350 lei/Gcal (140 BGN) and hot water costs around 30 lei/cubic metre (12 BGN). Despite Bucharest being the most prosperous city, these prices are among the lowest in the country, according to Adevarul.
Ban on LGBT community parades
Mihai Ioan Lazar, a former member of the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians deputy and current Party of Patriots of the Romanian People member, promises to ban parades organised by the LGBT community. In theory, the mayor can ban an event, but in practice, participants can ignore such a ban. Bucharest Mayoral Candidates Make Unconventional Promises Ahead of Sunday Election 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-03 11:39:03 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law