At the moment over 50% of voters cast their ballots in the referendum (which he called for the reformation of the Parliament), Basescu said.
According to Basescu:
- Beyond the estimated results presented by TV stations, I believe we have the biggest reason for joy and satisfaction - the referendum was validated.
- Maybe over 80% of voters were in favor of the reform called by the referendum (which asked whether they agreed with a single-chamber parliament and a smaller number of MPs)
- Today we obtained a one-phase victory in the presidential race
- In the first round we have a score very close to the one in 2004 (when the previous presidential elections took place), which we registered as an alliance. This proves an extraordinary progress towards our voters
- The vote of the Romanian electorate was a profoundly rightist one
- We along PNL obtained together over 50% as compared to the almost 34% which we received together in 2004
- It is a extremely serious reason for political people to consider the option of voters in the formation of the future government
- Political people no longer have the right to ignore the will of the people when they know what this will is
- The referendum might have been avoided if the parliamentary majority answered to repeated requests that I made for a review of the Constitution
- Today, Romanians said "Politicians, you have to make a single-chamber Parliament and have to reduce the number of MPs"
- I demand the Parliament after the validation of the referendum to imediately call the commission for a review of the Constitution
