The man with the orange face

Tobia: "For once I am going to ask what that howl was about?"
Peggy: "Oh dear, oh dear, wait till I catch my breath...."
Tobia: "But are you laughing or crying?"
Peggy: "Oh how could he..."
Tobia: "Now I am getting seriously worried, what is it?"
Peggy: "It's that little man with the orange face. He is saying that he never was voted out of office."
Tobia: "Well, if you don't count the votes from the spread, then he is right, you know."
Peggy: "I know, and that says a lot about the political system. No, what I am laughing AND crying about is the second part of his statement: He goes on to say that he stepped back showing responsibility and elegance!"