UPDATED The two candidates in Romania's presidential elections face each other in the final debate before the Sunday poll. The debate started at 7 p.m. and are due to last about two and a half hours. Read the key statements made by the two during the televised debate organised by the Institute for Public Policies and hosted by journalist Robert Turcescu.

The views of the two candidates in the end

Traian Basescu: time was too short, we would have better stick to less themes, for more time to talk

Mircea Geoana: I thank all my colleagues and supporters and I hope I was convincing enough to enjoy good news on Sunday

Final speech - 3 minutes:

Traian Basescu: My dears, let's vote!

Mircea Geoana:

I had the priviledge to campaign and know the Romanians

I saw the way Romania is today, after the five years mandate Basescu had

I had the priviledge to know you

I had the change to reconfirm my affection to the old people and my respect for the Romanians

I prive that I can unite the pople and that I can convince other political parties to endorse my candidacy

I hope we will manage to build a new governance before Christmas

On the Rosia Montana project

Traian Basescu:

I do not have a clear opinion at the moment about the project

I would like to see Romania extract the 8 hundred tons of gold and silver evaluated to exist there

However, we need to pay attention when the solution is found: I will support the solution put forward by experts and I will not interfere in a political way

Mircea Geoana:

I will be against the project unless I am convinced that it does not harm the environment

On Health

Mircea Geoana:

We will have to allocate more of the GDP to health

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