Last Sundays parliamentary elections revealed many of the voting patterns Romanians have developed in the post-communist period.
The mayors, local and county councilors elected on June 5th were sworn in on Thursday.
Valeriu Zgonea, the executive president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest left wing party in Romania, has been expelled from this political group.
Romania has a new government, the fourth consecutive one headed by Social-Democrat leader Victor Ponta.
