iv ic ▁Force ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Right ▁Roman ia ▁Alliance ▁( ARD ). ▁The ▁al liance ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁European ▁elections ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁European ▁elections , ▁the ▁P DL ▁received ▁ 1 2 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁vote ▁and ▁returned ▁ 5 ▁M EP s . ▁ ▁Mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁In ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁party ▁agreed ▁in ▁principle ▁to ▁a ▁future ▁mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁( PN L ), ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁joint ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁party ▁formed ▁from ▁a ▁future ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁P DL ▁and ▁P NL ▁would ▁keep ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁name , ▁while ▁being ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁P DL ' s ▁existing ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Buch ar est ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁joint ▁party ▁con gress ▁of ▁the ▁P DL ▁and ▁P NL ▁approved ▁the ▁mer ger . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁P DL ▁and ▁P NL ▁formed ▁the ▁Christian ▁Liberal ▁Alliance ▁( AC L ) ▁to ▁joint ly ▁contest ▁the ▁up