www.mediafax.ro/politic/psd-vrea-comasarea-comunel

Dragoș Benea, a PSD official, announced plans for merging small localities, targeting communes with under 3,000 residents and towns below 10,000. He outlined six criteria for sustainable localities and estimated that 15,000 to 18,000 local elected officials may be eliminated post-2028. While mayors refusing voluntary mergers won't face penalties, Benea warned that communities could suffer. He clarified that local identities would remain intact, but administrative bodies would be dissolved. The reform is expected to be implemented through government accountability in Parliament, effective from 2028.