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Florentin Pandele, the mayor of Voluntari, requests a review of the constitutional challenge regarding the city's potential status as a municipality. He argues that this change would bring administrative and financial benefits, particularly access to European funds, without increasing local taxes. Pandele emphasizes that the actual population of Voluntari exceeds official figures, claiming over 125,000 residents. He believes that the municipality status would facilitate urban development projects and insists that tax increases are not mandatory. The request follows a challenge by Nicușor Dan, who highlights a previous referendum favoring Voluntari's integration into Bucharest rather than its municipal status.