I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs.

I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me.

I never promised you a rose garden.

My suspension was a long-planned move... and was done to protect would-be convicts in Romanian politics.

Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

We are the country that has attracted the biggest volume of foreign investment in southeastern Europe in the past few years. Romania doesn't need to beat itself, believing that it is a second-class citizen.

The dramatic wish of Romanians at the end of the Second World War was to be occupied by the Americans and not by the Russians.