National Liberal Party (Romania)
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National Liberal Party
Partidul Național Liberal |
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| Abbreviation | PNL |
| President | Raluca Turcan (interim) |
| Spokesperson | Adriana Săftoiu |
| Honorary President | Mircea Ionescu-Quintus |
| Leader in the Senate | Ion Popa |
| Leader in the Chamber of Deputies | Eugen Nicolăescu |
| Founder | Radu Câmpeanu |
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| Headquarters | Modrogan nr 1, Sector 1, Bucharest |
| Student wing | Liberal Student Clubs (CSL) |
| Youth wing | National Liberal Youth (TNL) |
| Women's wing | Liberal Women National Organisation (ONFL) |
| Membership (2014) | 426,556 |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation |
Centrist Democrat International Liberal International |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| Colors | Yellow and Blue |
| Slogan |
Prin noi înșine! (Through ourselves!) |
| Anthem |
Verde-nrourat (Dewy Green) |
| Chamber of Deputies |
69 / 329
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| Senate |
30 / 136
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| European Parliament |
8 / 32
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| Mayors |
1,081 / 3,186
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| County Councilors |
504 / 1,434
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| Local Council Councilors |
13,198 / 40,067
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The National Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Liberal, PNL) is a conservative-liberalpolitical party in Romania. Founded in 1990, it claims the legacy of the major political party of the same name, active between 1875 and the late 1940s. Based on this legacy, it often presents itself as the first formally constituted political party in the country and the oldest party from the family of European liberal parties.
It is the second-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 102 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 51 in the Senate, behind the governing Social Democratic Party (PSD).
Until 2014, the PNL was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). The party statutes adopted in June 2014 dropped any reference to international affiliation, consequently most of its MEPs joined the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament. On 12 September 2014, it was admitted as a full member of the European People's Party, and subsequently merged with the Democratic Liberal Party. The party is also a member of the Liberal International and Centrist Democrat International.
The PNL contested the 1996 general election as part of the successful Democratic Convention of Romania electoral alliance.
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