Liberal politician Ciprian Ciucu has been elected Romanian capital Bucharest's new mayor, winning 36.16% of the vote and defeating hard-right contender Anca Alexandrescu.
Ciucu, a member of the National Liberal Party and a close ally of Romania's Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, said after the victory that there is "a lot of work together at Bucharest City Hall" but that he did not expect an easy time in the office.
