Hubert Thuma, head of the PNL Ilfov branch and Ilfov County Council, has announced he will contest his expulsion from the National Liberal Party (PNL). Thuma reacted to the decision via a Facebook post, directly criticizing PNL President Ilie Bolojan. He alleges Bolojan attained numerous positions through appointment rather than election, accusing him of hypocrisy for demanding Thuma relinquish his democratically-obtained mandate. Thuma argues the expulsion represents a damaging purge that will diminish the PNL’s influence, potentially reducing its support to levels comparable with the USR party. He suggests the PNL is weakening, forecasting a drop in support from 15% to 10%. The move signals internal conflict within the Romanian center-right PNL.