Romanians vote in partial local elections as Bucharest chooses new mayor

BUCHAREST, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Romanians went to the polls on Sunday in partial local elections, with the capital Bucharest chosing a new mayor.

The mayoral post in the city has been vacant since May, when then-mayor Nicusor Dan was elected president.

Nearly 1.8 million eligible voters are expected to choose from 17 candidates at 1,289 polling stations in the city. Ten candidates are backed by political pa