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| president = Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu| foundation = 3 July 2014| dissolution = 19 June 2015| headquarters = BucharestNational Liberal Party (Romania)>National Liberal Party (PNL)Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)>Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE)Liberal Reformist Youth (Romania)>Liberal Reformist Youth – TLR| ideology = LiberalismCentre-right politics>Centre-right| international = | european = | colors = Blue and White| seats1_title = | seats1 = | seats2_title = | seats2 = | seats3_title = | seats3 = | website = weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151208094841weblink">plr-liberalii.ro}}The Liberal Reformist Party (, PLR) was a minor, self-described centre-right and liberal political party in Romania, founded on 3 July 2014 by former PNL president Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu.WEB,weblink Tariceanu: The Liberal Reforming Party is advancing Liberalism, Actmedia.eu, 2014-07-04, 2014-08-15, WEB, Redacția Digi24,weblink Călin Popescu Tăriceanu lansează Partidul Reformator Liberal: Vin peste 20 de parlamentari PNL, Digi24.ro, 2014-06-30, 2014-08-15, In February 2014 the National Liberal Party (PNL) split from the Social Liberal Union (USL) alliance with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and later in July 2014 joined the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament. Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, along with almost 30 MPs, left the PNL to establish a new liberal party in Romania, intending to become the Romanian member of ALDE and the Liberal International.WEB, Cosmin Ruscior,weblink C.P. Tăriceanu: Partidul Liberal Reformator are aproape 30 de parlamentari; vom adera la ALDE, Rfi.ro, 9 July 2014, 2014-08-15, The party's first congress was held on 1–2 August 2014.WEB,weblink Reformist Liberal Party's Congress to convene on Aug 1-2 at Parliament Palace, Actmedia.eu, 2014-08-01, 2014-08-15, On 19 June 2015 the PLR merged with the Conservative Party (PC) to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).WEB,weblink New political party in Romania, romania-insider.com, 2015-06-22, 2015-06-26,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150626163545weblink">weblink 2015-06-26, dead, WEB,weblink ALDE Party President welcomes establishment of new party in Romania | ALDE Party, 2017-01-05, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303171556weblink">weblink 2016-03-03,

Controversies

Tăriceanu has been accused by President Băsescu of interfering with justice in Dinu Patriciu's benefit.On 24 January 2006, Monica Macovei, then Minister of Justice, made public a meeting with Tăriceanu which took place 7 months before (in June 2005), and to which Tăriceanu invited Dinu Patriciu. Patriciu complained to Macovei about alleged procedural problems regarding his case. Macovei accused Tăriceanu of interfering with justice. On 20 February 2006 Tăriceanu declared on TVR1:" I recognise my fault. I didn't act correctly. But I didn't influence justice."{{in lang|ro}} "Îmi recunosc vina. Nu am procedat corect. Dar nu am influenţat justiţia"Tariceanu despre intalnirea din 2005 cu Macovei si Patriciu: Nu am procedat corect – Realitatea TV – Politică {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223055535weblink |date=23 February 2007 }}Elena Udrea recalled that, while she was Presidential Counsellor, she saw a note written by Tăriceanu. In a few days President Băsescu found the note and made it public, saying that "The Prime Minister suggested to me a partnership, but, unfortunately, with our oligarchies"{{in lang|ro}} "Domnul prim-ministru îmi propunea un parteneriat, dar, din păcăte, cu oligarhiile noastre". The note was about a complaint from Petromidia about the 27 May procedure problems:Dear Traian, 1. I send you annexed a document released by Petromidia, regarding the ongoing investigations.2. If you have the opportunity to speak at the Prosecuting Magistracy about the subject?WEB,weblink HotNews.ro – Basescu dezvaluie continutul biletelului trimis de Tariceanu, 18 May 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071010052022weblink">weblink 10 October 2007, dead, In May 2007, Patriciu won a lawsuit against the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), which illegally tapped his phones for two years. He received from SRI 50,000 RON as moral prejudice.BBC:Dinu Patriciu câştigă procesul împotriva SRI

Electoral history

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! rowspan=2|Election! rowspan=2|Candidate! colspan=3|First round! colspan=3|Second round!Votes!Percentage!Position!Votes!Percentage!Positionalign=center!2014Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu}}1 508,572 {{Percentage barc=#2B85BB}} {{color box3rd}} bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=3|align=centerNotes:1 Because PLR did not manage to register in time for the elections, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu was forced to file his candidacy as an independent.

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