National Liberal Party (Romania)

National Liberal Party

Partidul Național Liberal
National Liberal Party Partidul Național Liberal
Abbreviation	PNL
President	Ilie Bolojan
Secretary-General	Dan Motreanu
Spokesman	Ionuț-Marian Stroe
First Vice Presidents	Adrian Veștea; Cătălin Predoiu; Nicoleta Pauliuc; Ciprian Ciucu
Leader in the Senate	Cătălin-Daniel Fenechiu
Leader in the Chamber	Gabriel Andronache
Leader in the European Parliament	Rareș Bogdan
Founded	24 May 1875; 15 January 1990
Preceded by	National Liberal Party (historical)
Headquarters	Modrogan nr 1, Sector 1, Bucharest
Student wing	Liberal Student Clubs
Youth wing	National Liberal Youth
Women's wing	Liberal Women National Organisation
Membership (2023)	c. 182,000
Ideology	Christian democracy; Social conservatism;
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	Alliances Romanian Democratic Convention (1991–92; 93–95) ; Justice and Truth Alliance (2003–07) ; Centre Right Alliance (2011–13) ; Social Liberal Union (2011–14) ; Christian Liberal Alliance (Jul–Nov 14) ; National Coalition for Romania (2021–25) ; Romania Forward (Feb–May 2025) ;
European affiliation	European People's Party
European Parliament group	European People's Party Group
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International; International Democracy Union
Colours	Yellow; Blue
Senate	22 / 134
Chamber of Deputies	49 / 330
European Parliament	8 / 33
Mayors	1,248 / 3,176
County Presidents	17 / 41
County Councilors	489 / 1,340
Local Council Councilors	12,767 / 39,900
Ministers	3 / 16
Website
	pnl.ro
	Politics of Romania; Political parties; Elections; ^ A: re-established after the Romanian Revolution;

The National Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Liberal, PNL) is a Christian democratic political party in Romania. As of mid 2025, it is the country's third largest political party overall. Re-founded in mid January 1990, shortly after the Revolution of 1989 which culminated in the fall of communism in Romania, it claims the legacy of the major political party of the same name, active between 1875 and 1947 in the Kingdom of Romania.

Based on this historical legacy, it often presents itself as the first formally constituted political party in the country and the oldest of its kind from the family of European liberal parties as well.^[19]

^ Bogdan Constantinescu (14 March 2023). "Rascoala in PNL, se cere capul lui Bogdan Aurescu. Florin Roman: "Cine nu respecta romanii din Diaspora, nu are ce cauta cocotat intr-un scaun ministerial la externe. Indiferent cat de arogant este"". Aktual24.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Ciucă, despre decizia CEDO referitoare la parteneriatul civil: PNL va susţine în continuare familia tradiţională, credinţa în Dumnezeu şi patriotismul". 11 December 2023.
^ "Ghinea, despre o coaliție PNL-PMP: Bla bla-ul ăsta cu valorile creștin democrate e vomitiv - HotNews.ro". 10 November 2020.
^ "Cine salvează Partidul Național Liberal? - Contributors". 24 September 2021.
^ ^[2]^[3]^[4]
^ Lavinia Stan; Rodica Zaharia (2012). "Romania". In Donnacha Ó Beacháin; Vera Sheridan; Sabina Stan (eds.). Life in Post-communist Eastern Europe After EU Membership: Happy Ever After?. Routledge. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-415-68084-4.
^ "Graft-tainted Romanian left eyes election comeback". EURACTIV. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Romania country profile". BBC News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ Barberá, Marcel (28 September 2020). "Centre-right Parties Trounce Social Democrats in Romanian local elections". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 27 September 2023. In a dismal day for the Social Democrats, the ruling centre-right PNL [...]
^ "Romanian MPs approve coalition that will see rotating prime ministers". Euronews. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "Romania's PM resigns after opposition party wins more votes in election". Irish Examiner. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "The next Romanian government's weak mandate for fighting corruption". The Economist. Bucharest. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ Youngs, Richard (2021). Rebuilding European Democracy Resistance and Renewal in an Illiberal Age. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 9780755639731.
^ ^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
^ "PNL a aderat la cea mai mare alianță de centru-dreapta din lume". 7 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Autoritatea electorală permanentă - date finale" (in Romanian).
^ Iván Zoltán Dénes (2006). Liberty and the Search for Identity: Liberal Nationalisms and the Legacy of Empires. Central European University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-963-7326-44-8.
^ "Scurt istoric". PNL (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2014.
^ "Antonescu: La 138 de ani de la înființarea sa destinul PNL este strâns legat de evoluția României și de parcursul european". Agerpres (in Romanian). 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[1] Bogdan Constantinescu (14 March 2023). "Rascoala in PNL, se cere capul lui Bogdan Aurescu. Florin Roman: "Cine nu respecta romanii din Diaspora, nu are ce cauta cocotat intr-un scaun ministerial la externe. Indiferent cat de arogant este"". Aktual24.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[auto4-2] "Ciucă, despre decizia CEDO referitoare la parteneriatul civil: PNL va susţine în continuare familia tradiţională, credinţa în Dumnezeu şi patriotismul". 11 December 2023.

[auto6-3] "Ghinea, despre o coaliție PNL-PMP: Bla bla-ul ăsta cu valorile creștin democrate e vomitiv - HotNews.ro". 10 November 2020.

[auto5-4] "Cine salvează Partidul Național Liberal? - Contributors". 24 September 2021.

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[6] Lavinia Stan; Rodica Zaharia (2012). "Romania". In Donnacha Ó Beacháin; Vera Sheridan; Sabina Stan (eds.). Life in Post-communist Eastern Europe After EU Membership: Happy Ever After?. Routledge. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-415-68084-4.

[7] "Graft-tainted Romanian left eyes election comeback". EURACTIV. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[8] "Romania country profile". BBC News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[9] Barberá, Marcel (28 September 2020). "Centre-right Parties Trounce Social Democrats in Romanian local elections". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 27 September 2023. In a dismal day for the Social Democrats, the ruling centre-right PNL [...]

[10] "Romanian MPs approve coalition that will see rotating prime ministers". Euronews. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[11] "Romania's PM resigns after opposition party wins more votes in election". Irish Examiner. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[12] "The next Romanian government's weak mandate for fighting corruption". The Economist. Bucharest. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[13] Youngs, Richard (2021). Rebuilding European Democracy Resistance and Renewal in an Illiberal Age. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 9780755639731.

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[15] "PNL a aderat la cea mai mare alianță de centru-dreapta din lume". 7 December 2023.

[2020_local_election_results-16] "Autoritatea electorală permanentă - date finale" (in Romanian).

[17] Iván Zoltán Dénes (2006). Liberty and the Search for Identity: Liberal Nationalisms and the Legacy of Empires. Central European University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-963-7326-44-8.

[18] "Scurt istoric". PNL (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2014.

[19] "Antonescu: La 138 de ani de la înființarea sa destinul PNL este strâns legat de evoluția României și de parcursul european". Agerpres (in Romanian). 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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National Liberal Party (Romania)

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