Ciprian Ciucu: “Anca Alexandrescu is my main opponent”. What the liberal says about the withdrawal of other competitors from the race
Ciprian Ciucu, at the meeting of the PNL National Council, at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, on September 15, 2024. Inquam Photos / George Călin
Ciprian Ciucu, the PNL candidate for the General City Hall, stated on Digi24 that the polls he saw confirm the rise of Anca Alexandrescu in the voting options, so she would be his main opponent in the race for Bucharest. On the other hand, Ciucu says that the eventual withdrawal of other candidates from the race is improbable.
“The growth of Anca Alexandrescu since she announced her candidacy is confirmed. She has grown steadily. I expected her to level off, but she went further following a manipulative campaign with a hint of hatred. I can confirm that she is now my main opponent,” said Ciprian Ciucu.
He declared himself confident that he still has the first chance, even if other candidates will not withdraw from the race to support his candidacy.
“I'm very skeptical that someone could withdraw in favor of someone else at this moment (…) The discussion is late”, believes the liberal.
He also ruled out the possibility of asking the USR candidate, Cătălin Drula, to withdraw from the race.
“Maybe I'll give him a call to ask him how he feels, how the campaign is going… There were unpleasant moments in the last few days because I was his main target in the last few days. I ran a campaign as clean as possible”, commented Ciucu.
Ana Ciceală assures that she is not withdrawing from the race for Bucharest: “I have no way to validate, through a withdrawal, exactly the old political class”
Although he assured that he does not see the candidacy for Bucharest as a step on the way to a candidacy for the presidency of Romania, Ciprian Ciucu said that his success is also important for the PNL
“The stake is not only Bucharest. A party has to gain the trust of the people, and from such a position I can impose some standards much better than before. For me, for Ilie Bolojan's team, a victory would mean a lot,” Ciucu said.
EXCLUSIVE. AtlasIntel survey for HotNews: Anca Alexandrescu is growing strongly and is practically tied for first place. A right-wing candidate is also running. An increasingly close battle in the race for Bucharest. Some important clarifications related to the survey
Daniel Băluță, the PSD candidate in the elections of December 7, 2025, and the independent candidate supported by the AUR, Anca Alexandrescu, lead in the voting intentions of Bucharest residents (separated by 0.1%), followed very closely, at 1.5%, by Ciprian Ciucu, according to the data of an opinion poll conducted by the AtlasIntel institute for HotNews. In an AtlasIntel survey from two weeks ago, Ciucu opened the ranking, Băluță was in 2nd place, and Alexandrescu was in 3rd place.
According to the AtlasIntel survey, the PSD mayor of Sector 4, Daniel Băluță, is credited with 23.3% and is followed by Anca Alexandrescu, with 23.2%. 1.5% behind them is PNL mayor Ciprian Ciucu, credited with 21.7%.
On the 4th place is the USR candidate, Cătălin Drula, with 15.5%, followed by the SENS candidate, Ana Ciceăla, with 8.4%.
