Cousteau: Thanks, and congrats for Marcus Suridius

Day 1,233, 06:03 • Published in Ireland Switzerland • by Jacques Cousteau

“Greetings, fellow citizens of Ireland.
Thank you to all of you who have supported, and voted for me. I think, this was the most exciting election since I`m in Ireland, and I am sure that many other folks thinks the same.
What we saw yesterday it was an “epic” battle between two very strong camps. The race was very close till the last minutes, and both of the candidates got a lot of support. And you see, folks, this is the true power of Ireland, the Irish people, who can work, and fight together if they want. And what is more important, they CAN form a cohesive society.
I am so deeply grateful to all of you for the great honor of your support and for all you have done for me. I wish the outcome had been different, my friends. (Marcus Suridius 92 votes –Jacques Cousteau 89 votes). The road was a difficult one from the outset. But your support and friendship never wavered. I cannot adequately express how deeply indebted I am to you.



To be honest, after I saw the results I didn`t knew what to do. Marcus wanted to win so badly, I saw his shouts and comments yesterday, which he deleted after, of course. We all saw them. I was thinking that maybe I shall compensate those shouts somehow…but does it worth? I don`t think so. To start a civil war, is definitely not an option now, when we need to form a cohesive society. What we have to do now, is to learn how to cooperate with the other camp. And that`s why I`d like to congratulate for Marcus Suridius, for winning the Presidential election in April. My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The Irish people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. I didn`t wanted to tell this before the election, but I have to admit that Marcus Suridius is a legend, and I`m sure that he`ll be a great president. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him today to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.



To all my fellows, from mirek12345, Ariovistus, Kolshire and Anthony Colby, to every last volunteer who fought so hard, and supported me I`d like to say thank you. Thanks a lot.
A lost election will never mean more to me than the privilege of your faith and friendship.
We fought as hard as we could, and we lost. It`s okay folks, to be disappointed now, but we need to move on, and help winners in creating a stronger Ireland.
And Marcus: It was an honor to run against you.
Thank you again, and God bless Ireland. Thank you all very much.
Have a nice day.

Jacques Cousteau,
The Party President of the Irish Union Party
The Irish Minister of Immigration
Teachta Dála for Northeast of Ireland. “