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He worked for the World Bank, then for a Romanian private company. In 2002 he re-entered in politics as leader of PNL (Partidul National Liberal/National Liberal Party), candidating for presindency, but lost against Ion Iliescu.
In 2003 his party approached PD's (Partidul Democrat/Democrat Party) leader Traian Basescu, currently the mayor of Bucharest, and initiated an alliance named "D.A. - Dreptate şi Adevăr" (Justice and Truth). In February 2004, he was chosen as the candidate for presidency of the alliance.