QUOTES OF THE DAY

Elections, elections, elections

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.
Nelson Mandela

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?
Robert Orben

You won the elections, but I won the count. (Replying to an allegation of ballet rigging)
Anastasio Somoza

I love coming to Tories' seats and roughing them up... that is what elections are about.
John Prescott