Cătălin Cherecheș

Cătălin Cherecheș (born July 7, 1978) is a Romanian politician who is currently serving as mayor of Baia Mare since 2011.

Biography

Between 2005 and 2007, Cherecheș was the vicepresident and spokesperson of the Maramureș County organization of the Social Democratic Party.[1]

Cherecheș was elected in 2008 to the Chamber of Deputies on the Social Democratic Party. He resigned the party in February 2010, becoming an independent member of Parliament[2] and in May 2010 joined the National Liberal Party.[3]

In May 2011, following the criminal conviction of mayor Cristian Anghel, a by-election was held in Baia Mare. Cherecheș was named candidate of the Social Liberal Union.[4] He won the elections from the first round, getting 18,298 votes (51,66%).[5] Following his election, he resigned from the Parliament.[6]

During the 2012 Romanian local elections, again as the candidate of the Social Liberal Union, he was reelected mayor of Baia Mare, receiving 44,239 votes (86.03%), far ahead of Democratic-Liberal Ștefan Pop, who received only 2,785 votes.[7]

In September 2013, Cherecheș joined the National Union for the Progress of Romania.[1]

On 26 April 2016, Cherecheș was detained by the National Anticorruption Directorate under the charge of bribery.[8][9] He was reportedly caught in flagrante after having received 30,000 lei, a sum representing the first installment of the requested bribe.[10]

Nevertheless, on 5 June 2016 Cherecheș ran as a candidate of the local Coalition for Baia Mare and was re-elected mayor while detained with 70.28% of the votes counted, according to the partial election results,[11] a first in Romanian politics.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Primarul din Baia Mare, Cătălin Cherecheş, s-a înscris în UNPR". Mediafax.ro. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Deputatul Cătălin Cherecheş a demisionat din PSD". Mediafax.ro. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş s-a înscris în PNL". Mediafax. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş va fi candidatul USL la primăria municipiului Baia Mare". Mediafax.ro. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Candidatul USL Cătălin Cherecheş a câştigat alegerile pentru postul de primar în Baia Mare". Mediafax.ro. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Locul de deputat al lui Cătălin Cherecheş, validat primar al oraşului Baia Mare, declarat vacant". Mediafax.ro. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş (USL), reales primar la Baia Mare cu 86,03 la sută din voturi - rezultate finale". Mediafax.ro. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  8. ↑ "Baia Mare mayor detained for 24 hours after being caught red-handed". Romania Journal. 26 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "DNA: Primarul municipiului Baia Mare, Cătălin Cherecheș, reținut" (in Romanian). Agerpres. 26 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "UPDATE Cătălin Cherecheș ar fi fost prins în flagrant cu 30.000 lei (surse)" (in Romanian). Agerpres. 27 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Cătălin Cherecheş câştigă Primăria Baia Mare din arest, cu peste 70%". Digi 24 (in Romanian). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "France-Presse - Premieră în România: un primar aflat în arest preventiv a fost reales în funcţie" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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