Democrat Party (Romania)

Democratic Liberal Party Partidul Democrat-Liberal
President	Emil Boc (2007–12) Vasile Blaga (2012–14)
Founded	2007
Dissolved	17 November 2014
Merger of	Democratic Party and Liberal Democratic Party
Merged into	National Liberal Party
Headquarters	Aleea Modrogan, 1 Bucharest
Membership  (2014)	218,013
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Christian democracy
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	European People's Party
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
European Parliament group	European People's Party
Colours	Orange and Blue
Website
http://www.pdl.org.ro/
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The Democratic Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat-Liberal, PDL) was a liberal-conservativepolitical party in Romania. The party was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party (PD) merged with the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD). On 17 November 2014 the PDL officially merged into the National Liberal Party (PNL), ceasing to exist. The PDL was associated with Traian Băsescu, who was previously leader of the PD and President of Romania from 2004 to 2014.

The PDL traces its roots in the National Salvation Front (FSN), the body which, under the leadership of Ion Iliescu, seized power during the Romanian Revolution of 1989 which ended the Communist regime. Conflicts broke out between FSN leaders Ion Iliescu and Petre Roman in early 1992, and this led to the separation of the Iliescu wing under the name of Democratic National Salvation Front (FDSN), which later became the Social Democratic Party (PSD).

In 1993 the FSN was renamed Democratic Party (PD) and distanced itself from its social-democratic roots to gradually become a centre-right party, whose ideology was transmitted to the PDL.

In advance of the 2004 general election the PD joined forces with the National Liberal Party (PNL) to create the Justice and Truth Alliance, whose main purpose was to oppose the governing Social Democratic Party (PSD).

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