coming ▁president ial ▁election . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁president ial ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁A CL ▁candidate ▁Klaus ▁I oh ann is ▁received ▁ 3 0 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁coming ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁behind ▁Victor ▁Pont a , ▁the ▁P SD ▁candidate ▁and ▁inc umb ent ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁In ▁the ▁run off ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁I oh ann is ▁received ▁ 5 4 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁becoming ▁the ▁surprise ▁vict or ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁ ▁The ▁P DL ' s ▁ide ology ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁liberal ▁conserv at ism ▁and ▁social ▁conserv at ism . ▁In ▁this ▁respect ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( EP P ) ▁and ▁the ▁Cent rist ▁Dem ocrat ▁International ▁( ID C – C DI ). ▁ ▁The ▁P DL ▁supports ▁a ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁market ▁and ▁is ▁support ive ▁of ▁Roman ia ' s ▁flat - rate ▁income ▁tax ▁of ▁ 1 6 %. ▁The ▁party ▁also ▁supports ▁reform ing ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Constitution ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁a ▁decent ral isation ▁in ▁administration ▁and ▁give ▁greater ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁country ' s ▁eight ▁development ▁regions . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁deput ies ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁legisl ative ▁election