"The Romanian Government will respect the decision of the Constitutional Court" on the referendum, Ponta emphasized in the letter dated Monday.
Ponta conveyed Barroso that "the public estimations evoke a public participation at the referendum between 48 and 50%".
"It seems very clear now that the 50% threshold was not reached, so Mr. Basescu will return to his office", said Ponta at the beginning of the week, according to AFP.