The Liberal Democratic Party was headed by Theodor Stolojan, a former PNL leader, and included a series of prominent former National Liberals, such as Gheorghe Flutur, Mona Muscă, and Valeriu Stoica, who were opposed to the leadership of the PNL, then headed by former Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu.

[1] The members of the PLD had initially grouped themselves in an informal organization known as the Liberal Platform (Platforma Liberală).

[5] On 22 January 2007, the vice-president of the PLD, Gheorghe Flutur, stated that the new party will forge a close relationship with the Romanian Orthodox Church, the country's largest religious denomination.

Flutur declared that, "We believe that we must fight for the protection of [our] national identity, especially now, when Romania has entered the European Union.

[citation needed] In a televised show however, Vasile Blaga put an end to this rumor, stating PD will go alone at the European parliamentary elections.