National Liberal Party (Romania)
The Partidul Național Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a conservative liberal political party in Romania. It is a "historical" renewed liberal party in Romania. The party was founded in 1875 and re-founded in early 1990. In 2022, it was the second biggest party in the Romanian Parliament.[16]
National Liberal Party Partidul Național Liberal | |
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| Abbreviation | PNL |
| President | Nicolae Ciucă |
| Secretary-General | Lucian Bode (acting/ad interim) |
| Spokesman | Ionuț-Marian Stroe |
| First-Vice Presidents | Rareș Bogdan Lucian Bode Gheorghe Flutur Iulian Dumitrescu |
| Leader in the Senate | Cătălin-Daniel Fenechiu |
| Leader in the Chamber of Deputies | Florin Roman |
| Leader in the European Parliament | Rareș Bogdan |
| Founded | 15 January 1990 (re-established after the Romanian Revolution)[1][2] |
| Preceded by | National Liberal Party (1875–1947/1950)[3][4] |
| 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 (2018) | 253,895[5] |
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| Political position | Centre[6] to centre-right[7][8] |
| National affiliation | Romanian Democratic Convention (1991–1992; 1993–1999)[9] Justice and Truth Alliance (2003–2007) Centre Right Alliance (2011–2013) Social Liberal Union (2011–2014) Christian Liberal Alliance (2014) National Coalition for Romania (2021–present) |
| European affiliation | European People's Partyb[›] |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Yellow Blue |
| Slogan | Prin noi înșine! ("Through Ourselves!") |
| Anthem | "Verde-nrourat"[10] "Dewy Green" |
| Senate | 39 / 136 [11] |
| Chamber of Deputies | 81 / 330 [12] |
| European Parliament | 10 / 33 [13] |
| Mayors | 1,232 / 3,176 [14] |
| County Presidents | 17 / 41 [14] |
| County Councilors | 474 / 1,340 [14] |
| Local Council Councilors | 14,182 / 39,900 [14] |
| Ministers | 7 / 21 [a] |
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a. ^ + the current Prime Minister b. Previously a member of the Alliance for Europe of the Nations (until 2006) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (for the period 2007–2014) | |
In 2011, the National Liberal Party has joined a coalition with the Social Democrat Party called the "Social Liberal Union" which fell in 2014. On 26 July 2014, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) formed an alliance with the National Liberal Party. The alliance was named the "Christian Liberal Alliance" (ACL).
References
- 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.
- Brătianu faction was unlawfully dissolved in 1947 by communist authorities.
- Tătărescu/Bejan faction was unlawfully dissolved in 1950 by communist authorities.
- Matache, Narcis George (3 May 2018). "Top 30 partide politice din România". The New Federalist (in Romanian).
- "Romanian government defeats no-confidence vote as thousands protest". The Irish Times. Reuters. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- 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.
- PNL-CD, PNL-AT, and PL '93 were the PNL splinter groups which were still part of the CDR after Câmpeanu's withdrawal of the main PNL from the convention in 1992. Other minor liberal parties such as PAC and UFD (which would later merge in the PNL) were part of the CDR during the late 1990s as well.
- "Înțelegere politică pentru noul partid de dreapta. PNL și PDL vor cânta de acum "Verde-nrourat"". Digi24 (in Romanian). 18 August 2014.
- Senatul României. "Grupuri parlamentare" (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- Camera deputaților. "Grupuri parlamentare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Advanced search". European Parliament. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- "Autoritate electorală permanentă - date finale" (in Romanian).
- "Grupurile parlamentare". Chamber of Deputies (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- "European Election Database (EED)". o.nsd.no. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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