The outgoing Chief Minister is confident the Isle of Man has a bright future ahead as he prepares to leave his post.
Over the last five years the government has been rocked by a series of scandals and supposed shortcomings.
But despite all this, Donald Gelling feels the long term political and economic stability of the Island hasn't been affected.
Mr Gelling says he made this issue his priority when he became Chief Minister for the second time, after Richard Corkill's resignation from the post, in December 2004:
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