The president said at a television outlet about his participation in the Summer School of the PMP, that the "Constitutional Court decisions have established him quite a space for maneuver."
"If this is a reason for Mr. Tariceanu to take his action further: I do support the PMP candidate in the presidential elections, Mrs. Elena Udrea. Is there an article in the Constitution which limits the President’s civil rights, the right to choose?" the president said.
Băsescu also added that he supported Elena Udrea because she "is the only honest candidate".
"Not necessarily the best, but the only honest candidate (...) Elena Udrea made much less political compromise than Monica Macovei", Traian Băsescu added.
He also mentioned that there were "many together with him at the suspensions", but that did not only help him but "was in their support too, helping them consolidate their status of politicians defending democracy ".
On the chances of Elena Udrea in the presidential campaign, Traian Băsescu stated that "as long as Elena Udrea believes she can make it into the second round", he supported her in her belief.
"As long as Elena Udrea believes she can make it into the second round, I support her in her belief. (...) I must believe in the victory of the candidate I am supporting. It is all about whether the candidate and the people around the candidate manage to present him in the real light ", Băsescu commented.