It was founded in 1993 but temporarily disappeared through political amalgamation in 2000 before being refounded in 2006.

Nonetheless, very much unlike the Romanian PNL (which is dominant on the centre-right as well as Romania's second largest political party), the Moldovan PNL might actually be considered a micro party with respect to Moldovan politics.

In early 2020, the PNL became one of the founding members of Mișcarea Politică Unirea (MPU), a political party established purposely for the unification of Moldova and Romania.

[1][2] Notes: 1 BȚI stands for Blocul Țăranilor și Intelectualilor[3] which was also composed of the Alliance of Free Peasants (AȚL), the Congress of the Intellectuals (CI), the Democratic Christian League of the Women of Moldova (LDCFM), and the Christian Democratic Party of Moldova (PDCM).

2 ADF stands for Alliance of Democratic Forces which was composed of PNŢM, PLM, and PNL.