th ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁there ▁were ▁local ▁elections . ▁The ▁P DL ▁could ▁win ▁only ▁two ▁county ▁council ▁pres idents ▁( Ar ad ▁and ▁Al ba ) ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁major ▁city ▁may ors ▁( C lu j - N ap oca , ▁Bra ș ov , ▁Ar ad , ▁Su ce ava , ▁Dro beta - Turn u ▁Sever in , ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia , ▁Tul ce a , ▁T âr gu ▁M ure ș , ▁P iat ra ▁Ne am ț , ▁T â rg ovi ște ), ▁which ▁represented ▁a ▁cr ushing ▁defeat , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁party ▁acc q ired ▁ 2 7 % ▁of ▁Roman ia ' s ▁may ors ▁and ▁almost ▁ 2 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁local ▁council ors . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁these ▁results , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁P DL , ▁Emil ▁B oc , ▁res igned ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁early ▁National ▁Convention ▁( con gress ) ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁Convention ▁elected ▁Vas ile ▁B lag a ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁party ▁president ▁of ▁P DL , ▁and ▁G he org he ▁Fl ut ur ▁as ▁secretary - general . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁In ▁the ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁the ▁P DL ▁announced ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Pe as ants ' ▁Party ▁and ▁C