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[Wu Han]

Chancellor Wu Concedes Election, Resigns as Lotus Party Leader
Nationalist Party candidate Feng Xinyue ends Wu's eleven-year reign as Chancellor
TIAN'AN, HAN - 16 November 4269


Wu delivers a difficult speech to his Party (Courtesy: Peter Ma)

It isn't unusual on Election night for Chancellor Wu to address a room of tearful supporters, although tonight the energy was far more sombre. As results began to come in from the southern provinces, the night turned from jubilance to devastation for the Lotus Party faithful gathered in Tian'an. The scheduled fireworks and balloons would not go off. Rather, around midnight, the lights simply rose and Chancellor Wu walked onto the stage, followed by his Lotus Party caucus. He delivered the following remarks:

My friends, colleagues, and to all of the Indralan people, thank you for bestowing on me the unique opportunity to have served as your Chancellor for the last 11 years. This privilege which you have given me has been and will continue to be the greatest honour of my life. I will never forget that night, so many years ago, when I was watching the results with Biyu and my two beautiful children, and I learned that I would become the Fourth Republic's first democratically-elected Chancellor. I thought about my parents, of their sacrifices, and how they led me to where I stood that night. I thought about the gravity of the position, representing and governing all of my compatriots. It was a very serious and reflective moment, one I am sure that Feng Zinyue is experiencing as I speak to you now. I have called Feng Zinyue and I have congratulated her on her enormous victory this evening, and I offered my personal assistance over the coming weeks and months as she transitions to this role.

Democracy teaches hard lessons. Leaders must be open enough to learn from these lessons, and one of these such lessons is defeat. As such, I cannot shrink from my responsibility and must shoulder the blame. Dear friends, I have failed you. I will resign immediately from my post as Lotus Party Leader so that we can elect a new leader as soon as possible.

I see tears in the audience tonight; there should be no tears. We should be proud of what we fought for and for what we have been able to accomplish together. Although our ambitions to form a majority government tonight have failed, our party's determination to see the Indrala of our dreams will never die. As long as our party stands, and we fight with the strength of our convictions and our love for this nation, our best days are still ahead of us. And so while you may be sad tonight, after tomorrow, let us continue to strive for Indrala's freedom, equality and happiness. A better tomorrow is yet to come. Thank you.

Wu Hán bows to the crowd as they chant "bùyào cízhí!" (Don't resign!)

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Originally posted by Wu Han on 9 September 2017.