section_path: Political career/In the National Liberal Party (PNL)
section_name: In the National Liberal Party (PNL)
paragraph_text: In the National Liberal Party (PNL)
  
  On 20 February 2013, Iohannis joined the PNL, announcing this during a press conference with Crin Antonescu. At a PNL extraordinary congress, he was elected First Vice President of the Party. In the meeting of 28 June 2014, he was elected President of the PNL with 95% of the votes.