Here are Basescu's main declarations
- An alliance between Liberal Antonescu and the Social Democrats risks to takes us 20 years back, when the Social Democrats were doing whatever they pleased with the state's institutions
- Antonescu does not have the force to deal with the Social Democrats
- What made Antonescu more sensitive to a possible alliance with the Social Democrats?
- My option is to form a government without an alliance
- The only ally I seek is the Romanian citizen
- I can assure you that an alliance with me is an alliance that will force the political class to modernize, so that we can live better
- We need to remain partners in a reform process which is very difficult
- It is a crucial time - a time of reform and it is crucial to continue reforming the state
- Romania does not have enough money for media moguls Vantu and Patriciu or Voiculescu and in the same time finance pensions and education systems
- It was a historic vote yesterday: over 70% of the Romanian voters voted against the bicameral Parliament
- Romanians are full of political games, of alliances and seek efficiency
- I can understand them, I think the same
- This political class refused any engagement to reform