"The entire action was at the limit of the Constitution and we should not confuse the shape of the problem with the essence of it. The entire procedure was, in my opinion, completely unnecessary and poorly inspired. Nor the suspension nor the referendum should have been held. Nobody had anything to gain from it. The USL prepared it very badly, it was badly informed, they made some very quick steps that were extremely rapid and poorly planned, and on the essence of the problem, whether to vote for or against at the time, it was discussed by the leadership of the German Forum and it was decided that Mr. Ovidiu Gant would vote for the suspension", Iohannis said, Agerpres informs.
He pointed out that he agreed at the time that FDGR deputy Ovidiu Ganț would vote for president Traian Băsescu’s suspension from office.
He also said that Romania's foreign partners reaction to the 2012 action occurred due to the speed with which events unfolded and to the lack of information
"What happened here in that phase was the entering into a tailspin that was absolutely incomprehensible to our partners because it had never proceeded with such speed, with dismissal of Chamber presidents, with changes. The entire procedure was very opaque to our partners " Iohannis said.
He said he regretted the action in 2012, showing that if a reassessment of it to be made, they would have found that something like that should not be voted for.
On the other hand, the Liberal leader said Basescu was and is the most influential figure in politics. He also claimed that the two presidential mandates have "started with great hope" and that the attempts were good, but the results were disappointing.