Earlier today the Australian general elections was concluded and saw David Abbot of the Liberal-National coalition party ended the six years reign of the Labor party after winning 89 seats in the 150-member House of Representatives, compared with 57 for Labor party, Mr Rudd conceded defeat in a speech where he wished Mr Abbott well “in coping with the stresses and strains of high
office”. Mr Rudd, who held his own seat against the forecasts of some
polls, said he was quitting the leadership, because “the Australian
people, I believe, deserve a fresh start”. he long-running feud between Mr Rudd and Ms Gillard (Rudds predecessor), which was said to
have poisoned Labor politics for the past three years, and contributed
in no small measure to the election loss.
We at Peoples Digest commend the way the Elections went peacefully and how the incumbent opposition accepted their loss as a party and moved on, we hope such act of sportsmanship could be exhibited in some of the African countries with a keen interest to Nigeria, where the elections are not yet here and the Drama is hitting up the polity already and even in the past we cant remember any incumbent loosing and conceding without going as far as the Supreme court.
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| Mr Rudd of the Labor Party who just lost gracefully |
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