He commented on the Constitutional Court resolution to his referral which he submitted decrying the actions of President Traian Basescu and the fact that he got involved in the elections campaign, saying that he respected the resolution of the court.
"(...)The Constitutional Court did not state that it was constitutional of Mr. Basescu to be campaigning. The Court said (...) < we cannot supplement the Constitution. If this is provided by law or if the Parliament suspends him, we can rule on that. But, otherwise we cannot >. And then, the solution to this problem is to amend the Electoral Law, to clearly state the categories of high civil servants - beginning with the president, the magistrates, the police, the prefects - who are not allowed to get involved in the elections campaign ", Victor Ponta specified.
Referring to President Traian Băsescu, the Prime Minister said he thought it was an “anomaly” that a head of state should “wear a T shirt” and be engaged in the elections campaign of a party.
He noted, however, that a future law to limit the right of the President to engage in an elections campaign will not apply to Traian Băsescu, he said, because he is leaving office.
"Certainly in terms of the President’s involvement in the elections campaign we should develop a law – that will no longer apply to President Basescu, because he is leaving office - but I want us to avoid this anomaly, because it is an anomaly, definitely to see a head of state who walks about wearing T-shirts and giving speeches in the elections campaign. You cannot imagine that another head of state would do so. And there is the explanation "I know it's immoral, but I am still campaigning ", when this comes from a president of Romania it is a very serious thing," concluded Ponta.
Ponta's statement comes after the Constitutional Court (CC) rejected on Wednesday the Government’s notification regarding the involvement of President Traian Basescu in the elections campaign, submitted after the president was photographed wearing a PMP shirt, alongside leaders of the party.
President Traian Basescu, wearing a shirt with the words "Vote for PMP" and the logo of this party, appeared in a series of pictures taken at the seaside, alongside the People's Movement Party leader, the images being posted on the Facebook account of Elena Udrea.