▁the ▁legisl ative ▁election ▁later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁placed ▁second ▁in ▁his ▁district , ▁but ▁won ▁another ▁term ▁through ▁the ▁red ist ribution ▁mechanism ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁elect oral ▁law . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁followed ▁El ena ▁U d rea ▁in ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁P D - L ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Mov ement ▁Party ▁( P MP ). ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁( PN L ), ▁proc laim ing ▁that ▁the ▁P MP ▁had ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁a ▁" total ▁f ias co ". ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁P NL ▁exp elled ▁him ▁after ▁he ▁critic ized ▁the ▁party ▁leadership ▁for ▁its ▁dis res pect ▁toward ▁Save ▁Buch ar est ▁Union ▁leader ▁Nic u ș or ▁Dan . ▁Pale olog u ▁ran ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁election ▁and ▁won ▁some ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁votes , ▁well ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁needed ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁seat . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁P MP ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁placing ▁fifth ▁with ▁ 5 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁President ial ▁elections ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁Pale olog u ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Sarah ▁N ass if , ▁a ▁French ▁opera ▁singer ▁of ▁Leb an ese ▁origin . ▁The ▁two ▁are ▁divor ced ▁and ▁have ▁one ▁son , ▁Mih ail . ▁