Basescu's declarations:
- I will act in the interest of the nation, I have no intention to mislead Romanians
- I did not want to get myself involved in the affairs of the Parliament. If I commented, I commented on the general state of affairs in the Parliament
- There are too many parliamentarians who vote without knowing what they vote
- laws are debated in committees and the reunited chamber votes for the final version of the laws, a process which depreciated the quality of the laws and decreased the responsibility of the Parliamentarians
- I think the Parliament should validate articles in the reunited chamber, not in committees
- people protest for the good reasons but it is not the moment for politicians to give in to street pressures that could turn Romania astride
- There are moments when the responsibility of a politician is to govern for the country
- I am willing to support the government in taking the necessary measures to exit the crisis in a sustainable way
- budget revenues must be used for the country, once they were used for electoral capital
- I hope that by the ned of the month to have a talk with the interior ministry officials and depoliticize the ministry