National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875)

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National Liberal Party Partidul Național Liberal
Electoral symbols used by the PNL, with date of introduction
Abbreviation	PNL
Founders	Ion C. Brătianu Ion Ghica Mihail Kogălniceanu C.A. Rosetti
Founded	24 May 1875 (1875-05-24)
Dissolved	1947[a] 1950[b]
Succeeded by	National Liberal Party (1990)
Newspaper	Românul (1875–84) Voinţa naţională (1884–1914) Viitorul (1914–38, 1944–45[a]) Liberalul (1946–47)[a] Drapelul (1944–48)[b]
Youth wing	National Liberal Youth
Ideology	Liberalism (Romanian) National liberalism Until 1920: Antisemitism
Political position	Centre[1]
Slogan	Prin noi înșine! (Through ourselves alone!)
Politics of Romania Political parties Elections ^ a b c Brătianu faction ^ a b Tătărescu/Bejan faction

The National Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Liberal, PNL) was the first organised political party in Romania, a major force in the country's politics from its foundation in 1875 to World War II. Established in order to represent the interests of the nascent local bourgeoisie, until World War I it contested power with the Conservative Party, supported primarily by wealthy landowners, effectively creating a two-party system in a political system which severely limited the representation of the peasant majority through census suffrage. Unlike its major opponent, the PNL managed to preserve its prominence after the implementation of universal male suffrage, playing an important role in shaping the institutional framework of Greater Romania during the 1920s.