Ilie Bolojan was elected on Sunday as the president of the National Liberal Party for a four-year term, during the extraordinary Congress, which was attended by over 1,800 delegates. Out of the 1,842 votes cast, Bolojan received 1,769 votes, reports IPN.

In his speech, the liberal leader asserted that PNL is capable of governing without compromises and promoting a project for modernizing Romania. Bolojan argued that the liberals have responsibly managed the governance and have paid a political price for the difficult measures adopted.

The Congress unanimously adopted two important resolutions. The first stipulates that the PNL will no longer participate in a governing coalition with the PSD, and any member who supports such a political formula risks expulsion from the party.

The second resolution targets Lucian Bode, Rares Bogdan, Adrian Vestea, Hubert Thuma, and Alina Gorghiu, whom the congress asked to resign from the party by Monday, otherwise, the exclusion procedures will be initiated. The liberal leaders accuse them of repeatedly violating the decisions of the formation and acting against the interests of the party.

The extraordinary congress of the PNL took place in a climate of internal tensions and political repositioning, following the motion of censure filed by PSD and AUR, as a result of which the Bolojan Government was dismissed, and after one of the liberal leaders, Adrian Vestea, was appointed Prime Minister by President Nicusor Dan, without consulting the PNL.