Speaking to journalists moments after he lost, Ras Mubarak claimed that: "As a country, we have to rethink the way we want our politics to go forward.
Ekhuluma nezintatheli ngemuva nje kokuhlulwa, uRas Mubarak wathi: "Njengezwe, kufanele sicabange kabusha ngendlela esifuna ngayo ukuthi ipolitiki yethu iqhubekele phambili.