ement , ▁will ▁be ▁abandoned ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁will ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁PL US . ▁After ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁requested ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁hours . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁National ▁Convention ▁of ▁PL US , ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁elect ing ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁organization , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Buch ar est ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Da cian ▁Ci olo ș ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁with ▁ 9 9 . 1 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁Having ▁previously ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁elections , ▁Ci olo ș ▁was ▁also ▁chosen ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁PL US ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁elections . ▁ ▁M EP ▁Crist ian ▁Pred a ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁joining ▁PL US , ▁allowing ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁have ▁deleg ates ▁in ▁all ▁pol ling ▁stations . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁Facebook ▁that ▁PL US ▁and ▁the ▁Save ▁Roman ia ▁Union ▁established ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁US R - PL US ▁Alliance , ▁which ▁will ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁European ▁Parliament ▁elections . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Liber als ▁and ▁Democr ats ▁for ▁Europe ▁Party , ▁all ▁its ▁M EP s