PSD has obtained, at the local elections in 2000, 35,5 % of the mayor mandates, meaning – in absolute figures – 1050 mayors. At the end of year 2003, after an aggressive recruitment campaign, using more or less constraining arguments, the social-democrat dowry counted 1947 mayors, which meant a 30% artificial increase, compared to the reality expressed by the vote in 2000. The strategists...