PNL negotiates a merger by absorption with Forța Dreptei and the establishment of the Modernization Pole

The National Liberal Party has decided, on Sunday, to begin negotiations on a merger by absorption with the Right Force, as part of a broader strategy to establish a “Modernization Pole.” The decision was adopted at a meeting of the PNL National Political Bureau, as the party remains in opposition and prepares a political alternative for the 2028 elections.

PNL First Deputy Chairman Ciprian Ciucu, the general mayor of Bucharest, announced that the National Political Bureau had voted by a very large majority to build the coalition and begin negotiations with the Right Force. He said the party intends to revitalize its specialist committees, including by attracting experts from outside PNL.

The party’s spokesperson, Ionel Bogdan, said the decision to launch negotiations had been approved unanimously. He said the merger with the Right Force represents the first stage of the project established at the PNL Congress in the summer and supported by the majority of the party’s members.

Liberal leaders acknowledged that the process would be difficult and involve numerous challenges, but said the objective was to consolidate a political force capable of offering Romania a political alternative in the 2028 elections. Ciucu also said that, recently, more and more people had drawn closer to PNL, describing this development as unusual for a period in which the party is in opposition.