two horse race and they would present themselves as the government in waiting and i think that accounts. >> they weren't the only ones about that. >> they thought it was going to come down to conservative race. stephen harper has entered the room and we are about to witness his remarks to his supporters. steven harper 56 your prime minister for the last almost 10 years and his wife maureen of course. shaking hands with supporters and those who have been at their side for all these years. nine years, eight months and eight days as prime minister. he will remain as prime minister for the next 10 days to two weeks until the swearing in of the new government.

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the sixth longest in canadian history. hepassed sean chai shen in another couple of weeks actually 's time as prime minister. only five prime ministers have attempted to win for successive mandates. we started off by winning two minorities and then followed up with a majority. he is in select company with four successors and five that have attempted. only met donald m. -- had one successfully. steven harper would have tried. also lost at his attempt a fourth successive mandate. first elected in 1993 as a reform key candidate mp.

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elected in 2002 by the canadian alliance and elected in 2004 as mpm lost that election in one and 2006. let's see how he handles his speech and his comments for conservatives and canadians. >> thank you very much. [applause] [applause] [chanting] [chanting]