section_path: Early political career/Independent
section_name: Independent
paragraph_text: Independent
  
  After his resignation from USR, Dan continued to serve as a member of the Chamber of Deputies as an independent.
  
  Due to a quirk in the Romanian electoral law, USR required his signature when they attempted to legally register their alliance with the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS). In order to help his former party, in March 2019 Dan briefly rejoined USR as a common member, gave the necessary signature and then resigned for a second time.