National Political Bureau

National Liberal Party (PNL) President, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, said on Monday that liberal MPs will vote against the censure motion, a move about which he said it does not have enough votes to be passed. "The PNL's Political Bureau has established the party's position on the censure motion initiated by the PSD [Social Democratic Party].

PSD's (Social Democratic Party) interim leader Marcel Ciolacu announced on Saturday that he will sign the petition launched by PES activists Romania on a European minimum salary and proposed that Social Democrats also join this initiative. "I know that PSD needs to become active again at European level. We have to take responsibility for what we did wrong and work together.

Founded on May 24, 1875 under the lead of Ion C. Bratianu (1875 - 1891), the National Liberal Party (PNL) is the oldest political party in Romania. In 1947 PNL stopped its activity as a result of the abolition of political pluralism by the communist regime.

National leader of the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) Ludovic Orban on Monday warned the Social Democrats, at rule, claiming that any promise of money or public offices made to lawmakers to change their political option on the censure motion is a criminal offence.

National Liberal Party (PNL) chairman, Ludovic Orban, stated, on Wednesday, that he already had negotiations with the Save Romania Union (USR), People's Movement Party (PMP), the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) and the minorities' group regarding the topic of the censure motion, mentioning that the pace of discussions is "alert", and the moment of its submission depends on the answ

The National Council meeting of the National Liberal Party (PNL) will convene on 8 August at Romexpo, the PNL's National Political Bureau meeting decided on Monday, according to some sources in the party. President Klaus Iohannis will be invited to participate in the meeting of the PNL's National Council, according to the Liberal sources.

The Liberals' leader Ludovic Orban announced on Sunday that the PNL will make up a large negotiation team with each parliamentary, from the PSD (Social Democratic Party, major at rule, ed. n.) included, "to persuade them that it is an utmost necessity for the Dancila gov't" to go, specifying that a censor motion will be prepared "very punctiliously".

The National Political Bureau of the National Liberal Party (PNL) on Saturday unanimously voted to defeat Government's ordinance increasing pay to dignitaries, PNL co-chair Alina Gorghiu reports.

The National Liberal Party (PNL) proposes a reset of the political scene by organizing early elections, PNL Co-Chairperson Alina Gorghiu said on Wednesday, adding that the National Political Bureau of the PNL has endorsed a resolution in this respect.

Gorghiu said that Prime Minister Victor Ponta should resign from office.

The National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR, a junior partner in the ruling coalition) does not support a change of the Government led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta, UNPR Secretary General Neculai Ontanu declared after his party's Standing National Political Bureau meeting on Monday.

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