▁I lies cu ▁and ▁Pet re ▁Roman ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁the ▁I lies cu ▁wing ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Salv ation ▁Front ▁( F DS N ), ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( PS D ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁F SN ▁was ▁renamed ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( PD ) ▁and ▁dist anced ▁itself ▁from ▁its ▁social - dem ocr atic ▁roots ▁to ▁gradually ▁become ▁a ▁centre - right ▁party , ▁whose ▁ide ology ▁was ▁transm itted ▁to ▁the ▁P DL . ▁ ▁In ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁general ▁election ▁the ▁P D ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁( PN L ) ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Justice ▁and ▁Tr uth ▁Alliance , ▁whose ▁main ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁gover ning ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( PS D ). ▁ ▁Foundation ▁From ▁mid - 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁P D ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁P NL ▁also ▁became ▁stra ined . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁P D ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁Democratic ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( PL D ), ▁a ▁spl inter ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁P NL . ▁The ▁P LD ▁approved ▁the ▁mer ger ▁in ▁a ▁party ▁con gress ▁with ▁ 9 3 3 ▁in ▁favour , ▁six ▁ab st ent ions ▁and ▁one ▁against . ▁ ▁Government ▁of ▁Emil ▁B oc