Klaus Iohannis

The Liberal Christian Alliance of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Liberal Party will have the following objective: backing up the same candidate for this November's presidential election while coming up with a shared electoral programme, according to the protocol of the electoral alliance between PNL and PDL waiting for the approval of the merger congress of the two

The former leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu announced that Liberal head Klaus Iohannis was elected on Monday as the party's candidate for the presidential elections to be held in November in Romania.

National leader of the Civic Force (FC) Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu on Sunday announced having accepted the office of Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) first deputy chairman, adding that he will not discard his bid for this November's presidential election.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has stated on Thursday that if the Social Liberal Union (USL) had still existed, he would have never ran against Crin Antonescu in the presidential elections and that he considers the former National Liberal Party (PNL) chairman as the sole potential presidential competitor from PNL and the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL).

The National Liberal Party, PNL, Romania’s biggest opposition party, elected Klaus Iohannis as its new president on Saturday.

Iohannis, 55, an ethnic German and popular mayor of Transylvanian city of Sibiu, has replaced former parliament speaker Crin Antonescu, and has promised to revive the party’s popularity.

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman Klaus Iohannis on Saturday withdrew the resolution proposal on the designation of the party's candidate for the presidential elections, after he and Crin Antonescu entered this race.

Klaus Iohannis in the Liberals' Congress on Saturday was elected National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman.

Klaus Iohannis and Ioan Ghise ran for the party's chairmanship.

Iohannis received 1,334 votes from the delegates to the Congress and Ghise received 144 votes.
A total number of 1,519 votes were cast, out of which 1,479 valid and 41 null. AGERPRES

National Liberal Party (PNL) Interim Chairman Klaus Iohannis on Saturday said that the Liberals' objective is winning the presidential elections and coming back at rule.

Former Liberal Chairman Crin Antonescu on Saturday said that the National Liberal Party (PNL) would never give up its name, pointing out that the decisions to be made in the Congress were the responsibility of all party's members.

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman ad interim Klaus Iohannis reasserted that he is willing to run for President, if nominated by his party; he pointed out that he seriously considers a victory against incumbent PM Victor Ponta in the presidential race.

'If the party proposes it, I am willing to candidate,' Iohannis said on Monday evening at Realitatea TV.