Crin Antonescu admitted his defeat in the presidential elections: ,"The votes have spoken, the citizens have spoken. I am sorry. I leave this attempt, I think, with my head held high.''

<p>"We have a partial result which I think is an irreversible result, as things look. The votes have spoken, the citizens have spoken. I'm sorry. I walk away from this endeavor, I think, with my head held high, that's how I feel, at least. I presented a program, I presented some solutions, some ideas, a character, the verdict of Romanians was different," said Antonescu.