PM Ponta: I invite my contenders to participate in open debates

Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the PSD-UNPR-PC (Social Democrat Party, National Union for Romania's Progress and Conservative Party) alliance's candidate for Romania's Presidency, said late on Monday, on Antena 3 TV station, that on Tuesday he would invite all his 13 contenders to participate in an open debate.

He believes that the finalists that enter the runoff will have to hold three debates for the voters to have a picture as clear as possible on the intentions of Romania's future President.

'I think in the runoff there should be at least three debates because it is hard to watch one in which there is talk about everything (...) I think we must have a show on foreign policy and national security (...), one about the Romanian constitutional and political system (...) and third discussion about economic development, in which the one you propose to be Prime Minister surely must participate,' said Victor Ponta.

He gave assurances that he is open to debates with his contenders and will participate in them, considering that citizens have the right to know as much as possible about the future President.AGERPRES