#calm

23 of 33 town halls in Ungheni district fall below the reform's proposed 3,000-resident threshold

The government is preparing the most sweeping local-administration reform in years: a 3,000-resident threshold for a viable town hall, voluntary amalgamation of localities and the reduction of the 32 districts to 10. Nationwide, more than 700 decisions to launch the process have already been adopted. A newsroom calculation shows that, in Ungheni district, 23 of the 33 town halls fall below the proposed threshold. Five villages in the district are already discussing a merger, and the mayors' association is warning against forced amalgamation.