The right of the citizens of Bucharest to administer themselves through their chosen leaders ceases in the time of Constantin Brâncoveanu and reappears in the era of the Organic Regulation.
The “ancestor” of today’s municipality was the City Council, elected for the first time in November 1831 and composed of only five “members” (members).
In 1864, under the reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the new Municipal Law applies, and the Municipal Council changes its name to the Communal Council, according to the French model. The President of the Council is then called, for the first time, Mayor.
read, on B365.ro, a brief history of the Capital City Hall and the mayors of the city.