[Presidential Campaign] Concession is not stoppage

Day 1,932, 21:42 • Published in Philippines Republic of China (Taiwan) • by Analia Arnheim

LAKAN-KBP standard bearer Al Raposas is the first to concede the elections to KMP candidate kmm225. The KMP candidate led by almost ten percentage points two and a half hours before the finalization of the elections. Raposas thanked his supporters who worked hard to considerably increase his chances of winning.

"... Personally, I only expected to garner 5% of the vote because most third party candidates got almost the same results. However, I thank you for the support and trust the people have given me today. I apologize if your expectations for me was not met. I therefore concede to the KMP candidate. I'm sad that my old party did not endorse me, their compatriot, even if it is their objective to prevent foreign takeovers. But anyway, conceding does not mean I shall stop my service to the Filipino citizenry. Our battle has just begun, so do not lose heart. The Filipino spirit is strong and relentless."



However, there were some allegations, as voiced out by Liana Paldrov, that the former Macedonian citizen and his supporters cheated by bringing in the country more of their comrades during the twilight of election day to vote for their mandate. Raposas, in turn, butted in to stop accusing the KMP candidate of such things. The country, he said, is too civilized now for such things. But, if they were true, Raposas urged his supporters to forgive.

*http://www.erepublik.com/en/country/Philippines/citizenship/applications/approved/69
*http://www.erepublik.com/en/country/Philippines/citizenship/applications/approved/68
*http://www.erepublik.com/en/country/Philippines/citizenship/applications/approved/67

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