Complex sentence: LDD was initially expected to align themselves with the European Liberals, Democrats and Reformists after an open invitation to this effect by ELDR chair Annemie Neyts, and prior to joining the ECR group, LDD was also courted by Declan Ganley's pan-European movement Libertas.
Split into simpler sentences: LDD was initially expected to align themselves with the European Liberals, Democrats and Reformists after an open invitation to this effect by ELDR chair Annemie Neyts. Prior to joining the ECR group, LDD was also briefly courted by Declan Ganley's pan-European movement Libertas.