PSD is considering cutting Romania’s counties from 41 to 15, using the Courts of Appeal as a model. Digi24 reports that there is no concrete plan yet, so the announcement sets out a political direction rather than a reform ready for implementation.
According to Digi24, the idea is to group counties into regions with the Courts of Appeal as the reference model. The report does not establish a one-to-one match between future regions and court jurisdictions, and it gives no implementation detail beyond saying that a concrete plan is absent.
That is where the central question begins. If PSD wants to turn “41 to 15” into a reform, its proposal would need to explain how administrative powers would be exercised, how a transition might be managed and what legal process it would pursue. Those are political and institutional choices that a map alone cannot settle.
There is a reason to examine the model PSD has cited: it points to a recognisable institutional reference rather than a vague promise of regionalisation. But Digi24 also notes that the idea is not new and that no government has completed such a reduction.
The debate should therefore not end with the number of counties. The test for PSD is whether it puts forward a proposal explaining boundaries, powers, transition, costs and its legal route, so the public can judge who would decide and what effects may follow.
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- Digi24 · Source date: 2026-11-11
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-11