(image source: Flickr, Boris Banana by tom-mason.co.uk)
Boris Johnson beat Ken Livingstone for the London Mayoral race. It was a very close call with Ken falling short of around 140,000 votes only! The results also showed that no candidate had enough votes for a majority thus reflecting a really diverse London. Liberal Democrat’s Brian Paddick came third and Sian Berry of the Green Party finished on fourth.
Like the spread of the votes, the reactions from people are also mixed. But I believe that this is good because those people who have not voted for Boris will always be at the edge of their seats to make sure that he actually delivers all his promises even when deep down inside, they are just wanting him to fail. I just hope that the good turnout of voters will also turn into an active participation in making our lives better in the capital.
For now, Mayor Boris Johnson deserves our benefit-of-doubt.
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look at that pic…can he be the “Mr Palengke” of London ?
with that turnout of electorates, this only means that politics is also a major activity in that part of the world i guess?
Hahaha… nice… Boris “Mr Palengke” Johnson!
Hi!
Sorry it’s taken me so long, but I’ve only just noticed your flickr comment about my photo. I’m glad you liked it and very happy for you to use it.
It was a really interesting election – a friend of mine is a senior activist for the Tories in Tottenham and I took that when Boris came for a walkabout in the area during the campaign. He was a nice guy, and certainly had a good rapport with the people he spoke to.
Kind regards,
Tom
Thanks, Tom! Mayor Boris certainly has the appeal and charisma.