Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Amidst the chaos, the time came to mid-April, and the election results of all constituencies were released and the dust settled.

As expected by Wang Ye, the first faction still had a deep enough foundation. Although the process was thrilling, the results were still good.

They won a resounding victory in their traditional sphere of influence, the Petersburg constituency, and also snatched some seats from Kolov and the others in the Moscow constituency.

At the last moment, there was a gorgeous counterattack, and finally won 155 seats, narrowly defeating Wang Ye's faction, and ranking first!

Wang Ye's faction slipped to second place and only got five seats in the final stage. The total number of seats reached 150, ranking second, only five seats less than the first faction.

The plan he and Gryzlov had originally planned was achieved perfectly. The only flaw was that the first faction was a little stretched and did not get enough seats.

The third faction was unexpectedly won by Kovchenko's new faction, with the final number of seats being eighty.

Wang Ye gave up participating in the melee at the final stage, but Hovchenko did not give up. Instead, he increased his budget and enthusiastically went on the field to compete with Gryzlov and Koloff for seats.

Although he did not win many seats in the two major constituencies of Moscow and Petersburg, the important thing is that he muddied the waters and allowed Koloff to win a lot less seats.

He even helped the Gryzlov faction in disguise...

The faction had just been established, and when it participated in the Duma election for the first time, it ranked third in one fell swoop, which was considered a big success.

Just looking at the number of seats they have, I'm afraid it's a bit powerless to support Kovchenko in the presidential election...

The biggest loser in this Duma general election is none other than the Moscow faction!

Koloff and his friends, the Moscow faction, suffered a disastrous defeat this time. They only got 60 seats, ranking fourth.

From the original second place, it dropped directly to the fourth place, and the number of seats was reduced from more than ninety to the current sixty.

No matter from any angle, their power is shrinking, and it is estimated that this election will have a heavy blow to them.

It is said that they have already begun to fight among themselves...

As for the other small factions, they only have five seats in total, which is almost negligible.

Looking at the final statistics of the number of seats, Gryzlov couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. It turned out that Wang Ye's strength had reached such a terrifying level without knowing it!

He was well aware of Wang Ye's decision to stop at the last moment.

This means that if Wang Ye also participates in the fight in the last two major constituencies, then the title of the first faction will no longer belong to their Petersburg faction...

It is equivalent to saying that the title of the current No. 1 faction was “given” to them by Wang Ye!

Gryzlov also understood why Wang Ye let him come out. The reason was secondary to the prior agreement between the two. The most important thing was probably that Wang Ye wanted to "avoid suspicion."

But no matter what, if your faction gets the most seats, you can still keep your position as speaker.

Just for this, Gryzlov would like to thank Wang Ye!

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April 22, in a conference room in the Duma building.

The leaders of the new Duma factions are gathered here. Before the first Duma congress, everyone needs to meet in advance to confirm something.

Gryzlov, Wang Ye, Zhirinov, Kolov, and four party leaders of small factions.

In this Duma, the gap between strong and weak factions has once again widened and is divided into several levels.

The first level, of course, is Gryzlov's Petersburg faction and Wang Ye's faction. Both factions have obtained more than 150 seats, far ahead.

The second level is Kovchenko's new faction and the Moscow faction, which have 80 and 60 seats respectively. Their strength is obviously much weaker than that of the first level.

The third level consists of several small factions. A total of four small factions have obtained seats in the Duma this term, but they only have five seats in total, which is basically negligible...

After the election, the atmosphere within the Duma has changed subtly.

Many elected members of parliament are generally more respectful when facing Wang Ye than when facing Gryzlov!

There is obviously no fool who can become a member of Parliament, everyone can see that.

Although Wang Ye is only the leader of the second faction, he holds fewer seats in the Duma than Gryzlov, who is still the leader of the first faction.

But the actual influence of the two is that Wang Ye is stronger!

Regarding the ability to control factions, Wang Ye is far stronger than Gryzlov.

This time the party leaders of several factions met, and the status of each faction in the Duma can be reflected from everyone's seats.

A long conference table, Gryzlov is still sitting at the head of the table. Anyway, he is also the leader of the first faction, the speaker of the last term, and there is a high probability that he will still be the speaker of this term...

Wang Ye sat at the second seat, and he and Gryzlov sat at opposite ends of the long conference table.

After Zhirinov came in, he took one look and sat on Wang Ye's left hand side without hesitation.

The remaining four leaders of small factions hesitated for a moment, but they all sat at the end near Wang Ye.

Only Koloff was more embarrassed. He didn't want to sit on either end, so he found a seat in the middle and sat down.

Through this, we can see that the new Duma is divided into three major forces.

The strongest one is naturally headed by Wang Ye and includes the second faction, the new faction with Zhirinov as the leader, and several other smaller factions.

Gryzlov's first faction is not as strong as Wang Ye and others.

As for the Moscow faction, it is isolated and the weakest!

Grezlov was a little silent after seeing this scene from the main seat. He was wondering whether he should replace this conference table with a shorter one...

In that case, at least it will look better from the outside.

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After everyone has arrived, the meeting begins.

What we want to discuss today is the selection of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

These positions can only be filled by the party leaders of each faction, so a few of them can decide.

Before Gryzlov could say anything more, Zhirinov spoke first:

"I recommend Mikhail to be the speaker. As everyone knows, in the last Duma, Mikhail was the most effective one, bar none!

Establish United Airlines Group to expand foreign markets for the domestic oil and natural gas industry, acquire automobile brands to build industrial bases, find funds to aid education in remote cities, etc.

This series of work has been very effective, and everyone can see it!

I believe that if he assumes the position of Speaker, he will definitely lead the new Duma to create more brilliant achievements! "

His words were obviously filled with emotion, and he was not satisfied with Gryzlov and Zhirinov.

Publicly and privately, he hoped that Wang Ye could serve as Speaker of the Duma.

Gryzlov's face was a bit unsightly. He was the leader of the first faction. According to convention, the speaker should be his!

Of course, this practice has only been used for one term...

The Duma before the last term was even more chaotic, with no rules at all.

However, these words made Wang Ye feel a little on pins and needles. He controlled the number of seats in the faction, but he just didn't want to hold the position of Speaker of the Duma.

So he quickly waved his hands and said: "Thank you Mr. Zhirinov for trusting me, but this is not in line with the rules. Mr. Grezlov and his faction are the first faction in the new Duma, and he should be the speaker. I'd better be the deputy speaker and assist him in his work."

Zhirinov glared and said angrily: "What rules! Is there any regulation in the Duma that says that the leader of the second faction cannot serve as speaker? As long as we all support you, that's the rule!"

Wang Ye was a little speechless. There is indeed no clear rule on who should serve as the speaker...

Gryzlov couldn't stand listening anymore. He and Wang Ye had discussed this matter in advance, and he should still serve as the speaker. Wang Ye also clearly expressed his support.

Why does Zhirinov have to jump out and stir things up!

He said a little displeasedly: "Comrade Zhirinov, it's not your turn to decide who the speaker should be. We should respect Mikhail's opinion!"

Zhirinov glared, obviously wanting to refute Gryzlov's words. Now he was not convinced by Gryzlov, because his faction was obviously in the "hostile camp" with the first faction.

Although the Duma election is over, the presidential election is about to begin!

The candidate of their faction is naturally Kovchenko, and the candidate recommended by the Grezlov faction is Puding!

These two candidates are currently the most vocal, while other factions have not put forward candidates at all...

Since they are hostile camps, how can they save any face? They can just confront each other and be done with it!

Wang Ye didn't want to see them quarreling.

He is a representative of the "neutral faction" and must shoulder the responsibility of balancing the forces within the Duma.

In other words, even if he does not hold the position of speaker, he still has to play the role of "invisible speaker" in this Duma!

Before Zhirinov could speak, Wang Ye said before him: "Okay, everyone, please be quiet and listen to what I have to say."

He still had this face, so when he heard what he said, Zhirinov swallowed back the words that were on his lips. The others remained silent and looked at Wang Ye.

Wang Ye cleared his throat and said calmly: "Let's get straight to the point. I recommend Mr. Grezlov to be the speaker. If you agree, you can raise your hands. If you disagree, you don't have to raise your hands. There are eight people in the conference room, so the number of votes It will be established if it reaches five votes or more.”

As he spoke, he raised his right hand first.

Gryzlov didn't care so much anymore and raised his hand without hesitation. He would not avoid relatives even though he did not know this sentence...

Zhirinov and Koloff looked at each other and turned their heads away at the same time. Neither of them raised their hands.

But it doesn't matter whether they raise their hands or not, because the leaders of the other four small factions saw that Wang Ye had formed a tacit understanding with Gryzlov. The leader of the two major factions!

Of course they had to follow, so they immediately raised their hands.

There are now six votes, which means that Wang Ye's proposal has been approved by the majority and passed immediately!

Wang Ye nodded with satisfaction, clapped his hands with a smile on his face, and said: "Yes, it seems that Grezlov is still the speaker of the house, which is what everyone expects. Congratulations, Speaker Grezlov!"

Sparse applause immediately erupted in the conference room. Of course, Zhirinov and Koloff still did not applaud...

However, they no longer said anything to object, because the final decision had been made on this matter. If they objected again, they would be going against Wang Ye.

After determining the most important position of speaker, the next natural step is to choose the deputy speaker.

There is no choice in this matter. Wang Ye, Zhirinov, and Kolov are all deputy speakers of course. After all, the number of seats in the faction is there.

Perhaps wanting to reciprocate, Gryzlov specially proposed that Wang Ye serve as the first deputy speaker, which is half a head above Zhirinov and Kolov.

Of course Zhirinov will not object. Even if he does not care about Wang Ye’s face, it still depends on Hovchenko’s face.

Besides, he knew very well that if his faction wanted not to be squeezed out in Dumali and if it wanted to live a better life, it must have a good relationship with Wang Ye.

I have already fallen out with Gryzlov, and I am not dealing with Koloff. If I don't hold on to Wang Ye's "leg", how will I be able to hang out in the Duma in the future...

From the bottom of his heart, Koloff didn't want to agree, but he had no choice but to stand alone. Others readily raised their hands to express their support, so he had no choice but to raise his hands aggrievedly.

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This term's Duma has a Speaker, a First Deputy Speaker, and two Deputy Speakers, a total of four Speakers.

Those small factions are indeed not qualified to be deputy speakers, because the four small factions only have five Duma seats in total.

In other words, among the three factions, each faction only has one seat, and the party leader himself is the only member of the parliament...

Another small faction is better. In addition to the party leader himself, there is also one more MP.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no people in these small factions. In each state and administrative region, members of their factions are also elected to the state assembly or serve in the government.

After selecting the speaker, it is time to select the directors of each committee.

Grezlov took the lead and pointed out seriously that Koloff was incompetent when he served as director of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Because in the past few years, Russia's external environment has not been good, let alone good diplomatic relations with other countries.

Therefore, Koloff should take the blame and resign and hand over the position to someone more suitable.

Who is the most suitable person? Obviously Mikhail, who is more famous and prestigious in Europe, is the most suitable!

Because of Mikhail's special status and the Grand Duke's fiancée, he is naturally close to the royal families of many European countries, which is conducive to his diplomatic work...