Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Back in Moscow, it was already late February, and the Duma general election was about to begin!

Of course, Wang Ye didn't have time to travel around. He had to sit in Moscow and direct the entire faction's campaign work.

In addition, those who expressed their intention to switch to Wang Ye's faction some time ago have also begun to take action.

Completed the withdrawal procedures from the first, second and various small factions, resigned from his job as a member of the Duma, and officially swore to join Wang Ye's faction.

This chaos lasted until March 20th. Finally, before the official election campaign began, the situation was generally stable.

In fact, the period before the Duma general election, that is, February and March, is a bit like the "transfer period" in football.

Lawmakers should start thinking about their own options.

Should he stay in the faction and run for the next parliamentary seat, or should he quit the Duma completely and work in the government, or work in a big company.

Of course, there are also people who want to continue running, but if their original faction does not receive enough support and resources, they will consider switching to another faction.

Wang Ye has "accepted" many similar former members of Congress.

During this period, the work of the entire Duma was almost at a standstill. Everyone was busy with the election, and for the time being, there were no major issues that required the Duma to deal with immediately.

Even if there is, it will have to be postponed until after the election of the new Duma members...

On March 21st, the registration deadline for personnel from each faction will be announced, and the campaign will officially begin tomorrow.

In other words, those parliamentary candidates have already made it clear which faction they belong to, and participating in the election must be based on the registered faction.

No further faction switching is allowed until the end of the campaign.

Of course, unless they lose the election, if they succeed in the election, they will not be allowed to switch to other factions during their term as members.

This is also an institutional restraint on the members, otherwise the Duma would be in chaos.

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In Wang Ye's office in the Duma Building, Rosiana is reporting to Wang Ye on the summary of the campaign.

"Misha, our faction now has more than one hundred and seventy competitive candidates!

We have members running in almost every major constituency.

There are about a hundred that are relatively certain, and there are about thirty that are relatively certain. The remaining forty or so are more variable, or have certain disadvantages.

But no matter what, judging from the current situation, we can also get a guaranteed 100 Duma seats in this general election! "

In fact, Rosiana was a bit conservative, because the latest polls show that the support rate of the faction led by Wang Ye has risen again among the people, reaching around 40%!

This support rate has even surpassed Grezlov’s first faction...

Of course, support rates do not represent the final election results.

But it cannot be denied that factions with high support rates will definitely get a certain number of seats in the end!

According to Wang Ye's estimation, 120 seats are stable, and 150 seats can even have an impact. The hope is not small.

If it's any higher, there shouldn't be much hope. After all, the strength of the First Faction and the Moscow Faction cannot be underestimated.

Wang Ye nodded silently, as long as he could guarantee one hundred and twenty seats, he would be satisfied.

After all, the entire Duma only has 450 seats, and 120 seats account for nearly 30%, firmly ranking second.

Being able to squeeze out the Moscow faction is his goal.

It is also the target of the Kremlin and the first faction!

If he really surpasses the first faction, Wang Ye will feel a headache. He is not mentally prepared yet.

You can't just become the Speaker of the Duma when you're only in your early twenties and haven't even graduated from college...

If it were just the deputy speaker of the Duma, it would not be too eye-catching. After all, there are several deputy speakers.

The power within the Duma is considerable, but it rarely handles foreign relations on its own, so it won't cause a global sensation...

But if he really becomes the Speaker of the Duma, Wang Ye can now imagine how heated the scene will be...

He is now at the deputy state level, and there are probably ten or twenty others in the entire Russian political arena.

And the Speaker of the Duma is a real high-ranking official!

No matter how you calculate it, you can’t find a few of them in Russia!

In addition to the Kremlin, the government, and the nominal Speaker of the Upper House, that is the Speaker of the Duma!

To say he is the third person is not an exaggeration at all.

But this position seems a bit too exaggerated for Wang Ye now...

He doesn't want to be the one who stands out yet.

Wang Ye still wants to "grow" in a low profile for a few more years, let the old fox Gryzlov stand in front of him, and be his "teacher" for a few more years.

Anyway, the position of Speaker of the Duma will be yours sooner or later, and there is no rush.

Even after I become the Speaker of the Duma, I don’t know how many years I have to wait if I want to change my position...

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"Misha, do you want to call a meeting with the new members who have joined the faction to unify everyone's thoughts? Now that there are more members in the faction, I feel that there will be some hills in the future. I'm afraid it will be difficult to lead the team."

Rosiana said with a frown.

She is now thinking about the problem as the "lady boss". The faction led by Wang Ye is of course her own team. She must maintain the atmosphere within the faction and unite everyone so that Wang Ye can stand in the Duma and the political arena. Keep your footing.

Wang Ye thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "There is no rush, let's wait until the election results come out. Now everyone still has to focus all their energy on the election, and many people are working hard to canvass votes in their own constituencies. In order to hold the meeting Everyone shouts back, it’s such a waste of time.”

Rosiana thought about this and nodded.

Wang Ye is not worried about any small hills appearing inside, because he knows very well that this thing is unavoidable!

Since it is unavoidable, then I only need to consider that after the small hills appear, I can still keep everyone consistent on the big issues and avoid infighting. That is enough.

Moreover, many of the members who came to join us originally had their own ideas and came with a purpose.

Just by holding a meeting for everyone, can everyone unify their thoughts?

That is obviously fantastic!

But now that he has become a member of a faction and he is the leader of the party, he will have time and ways to slowly "digest" it and let those members who have dissident intentions stand with him.

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Wang Ye's factional campaign is in great shape, so he certainly isn't panicking.

But Gryzlov was a little panicked...

As soon as Wang Ye arrived at the office that day, Gryzlov hurried to his office.

"Misha, have you read the latest poll results? What are your thoughts?"

As soon as he sat down, he asked eagerly.

Wang Ye shrugged and said with a smile: "I don't have any ideas, just take a look at that thing, it's not the real election result."

He knows why Gryzlov came to him, because the latest poll support rate of the first faction has dropped to 38%!

This is two percentage points lower than Wang Ye’s faction…

If calculated based on this support rate, the name of the first faction will be changed, and Grezlov's faction will get fewer seats than Wang Ye's faction!

Seeing Wang Ye pretending to be confused, Gryzlov laughed angrily.

He reached out and tapped Wang Ye, and said helplessly: "Now that there are no outsiders, you and I shouldn't talk in circles. Let's put it this way, if your faction really gets the most seats, do you know what will happen?"

Wang Ye responded with an innocent face: "Let's not mention that it is impossible for our faction to get the most seats, and even if we get the most seats, what will happen?"

"Then your faction will become... a weirdo!" Grezlov blurted out.

Wang Ye asked in surprise: "Why do you say that?"

"As far as I know, your faction is not planning to launch its own presidential candidate, is it? Then the Duma's first faction will not have a presidential candidate it supports. Isn't it weird enough?" Gryzlov stared at Wang Ye said.

Wang Ye frowned, this was indeed a problem.

Logically speaking, his faction should support Puding, but Hovchenko also wants to participate in the election, so he is in a dilemma.

On one side is Rosiana's adoptive father, on the other is her uncle...

Wang Ye simply stopped supporting it and let them run for office on their own strength!

But as Grezlov said, it is indeed a bit strange that the largest faction in the Duma does not have a presidential candidate to support.

Of course, all this is based on the fact that Wang Ye's faction can get the most seats in the election and become the largest faction in the new Duma!

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Wang Ye asked with a headache: "What's going on with your faction? Why does the support rate keep falling?"

This is really difficult for Wang Ye to understand, because according to the original plan, Gryzlov and the others should not behave like this.

Although the financial resources of the first faction are not as good as those of Wang Ye and Hovchenko, they have deep foundation and rich talents!

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, but the first faction has about 300 seats in the current Duma!

No matter how bad it is, it shouldn't be a problem to get 200 seats in the next Duma...

Unfortunately, God's calculations are not as good as those of humans. In successive polls, the performance of the first faction is getting worse and worse, and the support rate is getting lower and lower.

"It's not because some senior members of parliament have switched jobs and come to you! As far as I know, at least twenty members of our faction who can secure seats in the Duma have switched jobs and come to you. One is going down, the other is going up, so In this poll, your faction's support rate is higher than ours." Grezlov said angrily with a bit of emotion in his tone.

Wang Ye scratched his head, this was indeed a problem.

Twenty Duma seats!

This directly reduced the number of seats for the first faction by 20, and gained 20 more seats for my side...

No wonder my faction surpassed the first faction in this poll.

But it is obviously impossible for Wang Ye to spit out the fat in his mouth.

So Wang Ye still pretended to be stupid and said: "What should we do?"

Seeing Wang Ye's confused and innocent look, Gryzlov wanted to go up and strangle him to death...

Of course, this was just a thought. He could only say patiently: "So, Misha, the only one who can help me now is you. And by helping me, you are helping yourself!"

"How do you say this?" Wang Ye asked puzzledly.

Gryzlov smiled, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said calmly: "I just said, there are no outsiders here, so don't pretend. Now I do have a headache, but equally, I I believe you have more headaches than me!"

Now that Grezlov has seen through it, Wang Ye can no longer continue acting.

He originally wanted to continue to whet Gryzlov's appetite so that he could gain more benefits.

"Haha, so I still need to learn more from you, my Lord Speaker!

Let's put it this way, you don't need to panic. I should be able to ensure that the first faction gets 160 seats, which is enough to ensure that your faction can still become the first faction in the next Duma.

Because of my faction, I finally got around 120 seats.

Oh, no more than one hundred and fifty at most. "

Wang Ye said with a smile.

There is no need to consider other factions, as long as it can ensure that Gryzlov's side gets 160 seats and Wang Ye's side gets 120 seats.

Then the two of them add up to 280 seats.

And there are only one hundred and seventy seats left...

These seats are still being fought over by the Moscow faction and Kovchenko, and absolutely no one faction can take them all.

It’s impossible to even get more than one hundred and twenty!

Then the situation for the new Duma will be very clear.

Gryzlov's faction will get about 160 seats and will still be the number one faction.

Wang Ye's faction received a minimum of 120 and a maximum of 150, ranking firmly in second place!

The Muscovite faction and Kovchenko’s faction went to fight for third place...

To be honest, judging from the current trends, it is hard to say who is third between the Moscow faction and Kovchenko.

After all, Hovchenko is really willing to spend money!

It is very likely that the two factions will each take away sixty or seventy seats.

It is completely impossible to pose any threat to the first two factions.

In the future, the Duma will no longer be dominated by one family, but will be equally divided between Gryzlov and Wang Ye!

This is the most ideal election result in Wang Ye’s plan...

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The speaker of the new Duma will still be Gryzlov.

Wang Ye will still be his deputy speaker, but he plans to take away one more committee director.

He wants to monopolize two of the three Duma committees!

This was also his "reward" for supporting Gryzlov.

The committee to be taken over is naturally the Foreign Affairs Committee of which Koloff, the leader of the second faction, is currently the director.

After the election results came out, the Moscow faction only had a few seats left, and Koloff was no longer qualified to hold such an important position...

After discussing his idea with Gryzlov, Gryzlov nodded and agreed without hesitation.

It doesn’t harm his interests anyway. As for Koloff’s life and death, he doesn’t care!