PNL

The National Steering College of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) has approved the merger by absorption of the Civic Force (FC), PDL leader Vasile Blaga announced after the Monday's college meeting with the participation of FC head Mihai Razvan Ungureanu.

The Democratic Liberal Party's (PDL) National Steering College is convening today at Parliament Palace to prepare an Extraordinary National Convention for July 26, preceding the joint PDL-National Liberal Party (PNL) Congress aimed at merging through amalgamation and at discussing up-to-date political topics, including a merger through absorption with the Civic Force Party (FC).

The Standing Delegation of the National Liberal Party (PNL) is convening today to select its candidate for this November's presidential election.

Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) chair Vasile Blaga on Thursday announced that the new party to result from the merger between the Liberals and the Democrat Liberals will keep the name of the National Liberal Party (PNL), and it will use PDL's traditional headquarters in Modrogan Alley 1, Bucharest.

The People's Movement Party (PMP) President Elena Udrea says that the party she leads will back the variant of a single candidate of the Right in the presidential elections, if the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the National Liberal Party (PNL) back the PMP candidate Cristian Diaconescu.

Liberal Klaus Iohannis stated on Monday that he has taken up the ad-interim chairmanship of the National Liberal Party (PNL).

"According to the statutes, as first vice chairman, I have taken the ad-interim chairmanship of the party," said Iohannis.

Social Democratic Party (PSD) Executive Chairman Liviu Dragnea in Alexandria, on Saturday, said that, in his opinion, Crin Antonescu would be "a mere passer-by" after the National Liberal Party (PNL) Congress.

The candidate of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) and the Conservative Party (PC) electoral alliance will be established following a congress to take place, most likely, in September, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Thursday.