Senate President Călin Popescu Tariceanu explained on the Sunday edition of the "Meeting Point" show that he had two starting main points that his candidacy in the presidential elections focused on.
"Romania needs a major program, a political project. I want an ambitious Romania, as I said, I want Romania to become the seventh economic power of Europe. A country that should be considered a true partner, a respected country, with a heavy say and who can defend and pursue its interests. "
"Basescu has hinted that he is in a very good relationship with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but this relationship was not seen in any way. I am talking about political gestures. Romania has had two major problems since 2009. Refusal to join Schengen and the MCV. If we had been this close to Merkel and they PPE, why could we not solve these problems? But that is another discussion. "
Also, Tăriceanu has explained that he means to change the Romanian’s president image, after the Romanians have had a President who has divided people.
"I want to change the President’s style. Romanians need to see a different kind of president. He must be representative of all Romanians. What was Mr. Basescu’s mistake? He either positioned himself at the forefront of PDL, or he created a new party. He has created an extremely deep fissure, the president must not belong to a party, he must be of all Romanians. Romanians were placed some before others ", Tăriceanu concluded.