Christian Liberal Alliance

{{Infobox political party

| colorcode = #13A0E7

| country = Romania

| logo = Christian Liberal Alliance logo.jpg

| native_name = Alianța Creștin-Liberală

| founded = 22 July 2014

| dissolved = 16 November 2014{{efn|When the Democratic Liberal Party merged into the National Liberal Party}}

| leader = Klaus Iohannis (PNL)
Vasile Blaga (PDL)

| ideology = Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Economic liberalism
Popularism
Right-wing populism{{cite news |last1=Tismăneanu |first1=Vladimir |title=Șamanism peronist și principii democratice: Klaus Iohannis, Vasile Blaga și avatarurile PNL-PDL |url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/26525376.html |newspaper=Radio Europa Liberă |access-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429213230/https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/26525376.html |archive-date=29 April 2024 |language=ro |date=12 August 2014 |url-status=live}}
Pro-Europeanism

| european = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (PNL)
European People's Party (PDL)

| europarl = ALDE Group (PNL)
EPP Group (PDL)

| international = Liberal International (PNL)
Centrist Democrat International (PDL)

| position = Center-right to right-wing

| affiliation1_title = Constituent parties

| affiliation1 = PNL
PDL

}}

The Christian Liberal Alliance ({{langx|ro|Alianța Creștin-Liberală}}, ACL), also known as the PNL-PDL Alliance ({{langx|ro|Alianța PNL-PDL}}), was a centre-right{{cite book|author=Radu Cinpoes|chapter=Political Culture and Participation: Between Enthusiasm and Indifference?|editor1=Lavinia Stan|editor2=Diane Vancea|title=Post-Communist Romania at Twenty-Five: Linking Past, Present, and Future|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2zHCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|year=2015|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-1-4985-0110-1|page=109}} electoral alliance in Romania.

The alliance was founded on 28 July 2014 by the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) prior to a planned future merger between the two parties in order to field a joint presidential candidate in the 2014 presidential election.{{cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/romania-opposition-parties-merge-before-elections|title=Romania Opposition Parties Merge Before Elections {{!}} Balkan Insight|date=28 July 2014}}{{cite web|author=Serban Georgescu|title=PNL and PDL form the Christian Liberal Alliance|url=http://www.nineoclock.ro/pnl-and-pdl-form-the-christian-liberal-alliance/|work=nineoclock.ro|date=22 July 2014|accessdate=30 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120400/http://www.nineoclock.ro/pnl-and-pdl-form-the-christian-liberal-alliance/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} In August 2014, the parties selected Klaus Iohannis, PNL party president and mayor of Sibiu ({{langx|de|Hermannstadt}}), as presidential candidate.{{cite web|url=http://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-christian-liberal-alliance-chooses-its-presidential-candidate/129498/|title=Romania's Christian Liberal Alliance chooses its presidential candidate | Romania-Insider.com|access-date=2014-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104183314/http://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-christian-liberal-alliance-chooses-its-presidential-candidate/129498/|archive-date=2014-11-04|url-status=dead}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20190618230139/https://www.ziuanews.ro/politica/sigla-acl-a-intrat-de-luni-in-productie-128950]

In the first round of the 2014 presidential election held on 2 November 2014, ACL candidate Iohannis received 30.4% of the vote, coming in second place behind Victor Ponta, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate and incumbent Prime Minister of Romania.{{cite web |title=Romania's PM Ponta wins first round of presidential election |website=Reuters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404201848/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-election-idUSKBN0IL3BN20141103 |archive-date=2023-04-04 |url-status=live |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-election-idUSKBN0IL3BN20141103}} In the runoff election held on 16 November 2014, Iohannis received 54.5% of the vote, becoming the surprise victor of the Romanian presidency.{{cite web |title=Romanians elected Klaus Iohannis their new president for the next five years |url=http://www.thediplomat.ro/articol.php?id=5662 |date=17 November 2014 |work=TheDiplomat.ro |accessdate=30 December 2015}} The alliance was disbanded on 17 November 2014 upon the merger of PNL and PDL.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ziarulunirea.ro/alianta-crestin-liberala-desfiintata-oficial-pdl-istii-sunt-de-astazi-pnl-isti-296397.html |title=Alianţa Creştin-Liberală desființată oficial. PDL-iștii sunt de astăzi PNL-iști! |access-date=2014-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205041129/http://www.ziarulunirea.ro/alianta-crestin-liberala-desfiintata-oficial-pdl-istii-sunt-de-astazi-pnl-isti-296397.html |archive-date=2014-12-05 |url-status=dead }}