[4] On 19 June 2015 the PLR merged with the Conservative Party (PC) to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).

Dar nu am influenţat justiţia"[7] Elena Udrea recalled that, while she was Presidential Counsellor, she saw a note written by Tăriceanu.

In a few days President Băsescu found the note and made it public, saying that "The Prime Minister suggested to me a partnership, but, unfortunately, with our oligarchies"(in Romanian) "Domnul prim-ministru îmi propunea un parteneriat, dar, din păcăte, cu oligarhiile noastre".

[8]In May 2007, Patriciu won a lawsuit against the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), which illegally tapped his phones for two years.

[9] Notes: 1 Because PLR did not manage to register in time for the elections, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu was forced to file his candidacy as an independent.