Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 830 Latest Poll

On December 12, the Duma held a special meeting to approve the "Financial Expenditure Budget for 26" submitted by the government.

Several speakers including Gryzlov, Wang Ye, and Kolov sat on the rostrum.

The representative of the government, that is, Vice President L and Finance Minister Kudrin, stood at the speaking table under the rostrum, and first reported the state fiscal revenue and expenditure in 2003 to all members of the Duma.

During the year, the overall trend of the country's economic development was good, and the GDP growth rate was relatively high.

Of course, everyone just listens to these things that have passed, and doesn't pay much attention to them. The key is the economic development next year.

Next, Kudrin first announced the government's expectations for the country's economic development next year, believing that the GDP growth rate can still be maintained at a relatively high level, and the country's economy will further improve.

In order to improve the plight of various institutions and departments, the fiscal expenditure budget for 2004 was deliberately increased to three trillion rubles!

When hearing this amount, the conference hall, which had been quiet all along, finally became noisy.

Many congressmen whispered among themselves, because they had not received this news before.

Although Wang Ye and Gryzlov had already greeted members of their respective factions before the meeting, the economic committee also discussed the plan several times.

But there are still many members who don't know, and they don't need to know.

Anyway, this kind of plan will not touch the personal interests of the congressmen. Under normal circumstances, they follow the wishes of their respective faction leaders, or raise their hands to agree or express opposition.

After Kudrin finished his report, Wang Ye took the lead to speak and expressed his recognition for the excellent work done by the government. He also said that he is also very optimistic about the country's economic development next year, so there is no problem for the government to increase the expenditure budget!
The financial report has been unanimously approved by the Economic Council.

He just set the tone. The Economic Committee itself is in charge of economic issues and has a great say in this regard.

After Wang Ye, Gryzlov made a speech immediately. He also highly praised the government's work. He believed that in the past year, the government departments have made great efforts and successfully completed the economic development goals set at the beginning of the year.

And after achieving such good results, I haven't let up, and put forward a relatively high development goal for next year...

The successive speeches of the two speakers also let all the Duma members understand one thing, that is, the "bosses" above have reached a consensus, and this financial report can be passed smoothly!

The other deputy speakers didn't need to speak at all, and even Kolov, the leader of the second faction, kept silent and didn't raise any objections.

Not to mention that this financial report did not touch the interests of the second faction, even if it did, he would have no way to resist.

Because both the first faction and the third faction agree, the number of votes is enough!

In the report that Kudrin produced, the most critical thing is naturally the fiscal expenditure budget for next year.

And this budget was modified by Wang Ye.

A full 5000 billion rubles increase from the original expenditure budget!
But Wang Ye was not worried that he would not be able to pass. For him who had secured the second position in the Duma, it was too easy to promote a plan that did not hinder the interests of the major factions.

The following voting session was as calm as Wang Ye expected.

All 450 MPs had 428 votes in favor, 15 abstentions and 7 opposition votes!
Those abstaining votes were basically because the members concerned were abroad and had no time to attend the meeting.

As for the objections, those small factions have a sense of existence...

With the sound of "Bang", Gryzlov knocked down the gavel in his hand, and the "Financial Report" was officially passed in the Duma...

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After finishing the government's financial report, this year's Duma work has been successfully completed.

As usual, the New Year is coming soon, and the Duma will be on vacation again.

It won't be busy again until mid-January.

But this year's situation is special. Even at the end of the year, no one dares to relax, and even gets busier.

Because the new election will start in March next year!

As a member of the Duma, who is used to enjoying all kinds of preferential treatment and "privileges", who would not want to continue to be re-elected!

And for most of the councilors, once they lose the election, it is equivalent to "industry"!

The status and influence in the faction will also drop sharply immediately.

Therefore, as long as they are still healthy and can continue to work, most of the members will seek re-election.

In other words, from this moment on, the campaign has really entered a fever pitch!
On December 12th, the National News Agency, in conjunction with major media, released the latest faction approval ratings.

It needs to be clarified that the election of Duma deputies and the presidential election are separate, with the election of deputies coming first and the presidential election following.

However, the result of the presidential election can basically be judged by the number of seats each faction has won in the Duma!

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"Boss, the latest poll results are out, and the spending rate of our faction has risen again!" Rosiana walked over excitedly holding a newspaper.

Wang Ye raised his head, took the newspaper handed over by Rosiana, and asked with a smile, "Oh? How many percentage points has it increased?"

He still remembers that in October, shortly after the election campaign started, there was a poll by the media. At that time, the support rate of Wang Ye's faction had already increased a lot.

According to the results of the poll, the support rate of the first faction dropped a lot, to 45%.

The support rate of the second faction, that is, the Moscow faction, has dropped a lot, to only 16%.

As for Wang Ye's faction, the support rate has risen sharply, reaching 20%.

Also worth mentioning is Khovchenko's new faction, with an approval rating of 6%.

"It's increased by five percentage points! Looking at the trend, it's estimated that it's not impossible to reach 30% when the election comes." Rosiana said happily.

In a more conspicuous position on the front page of the newspaper is the latest poll results.

After looking at it, Wang Ye frowned.

The support rate of the first faction is still declining, and now it is only 40%.

Their own faction has increased from 20% to 25%!

As for the second faction, the decline fell sharply, from 16% to 14%.

Hovchenko's new faction rose from 6% to 11%!

The remaining 10% are various small factions, that is, "others", basically no more than 4%...

This is the result of various factions going out one after another after this period of time, and after a fierce propaganda offensive!
It can be seen from the data that the internal situation of the new Duma next year will be very complicated.

The first faction, which originally occupied an absolutely dominant position, has become precarious, and may even only get about one-third of the seats, which is 150 seats!

This number of seats, even if it still ranks first in the next Duma, but if you want to promote any new policy bills, you need to communicate and coordinate with other major factions in advance to get enough support.

Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to rely on their faction's own strength alone.

This alone will cause the situation in Duma to be very delicate, and the second, third, and even fourth factions will have a greater say.

This kind of scene is naturally not what Grezlov and the others hope to see!
Maybe they can accept that the support rate of the first faction has dropped to about 50%, and they can get half of the seats, at least two hundred or more.

But now it is obviously impossible...

Both Wang Ye's faction and Khovchenko's new faction are on the rise!
Perhaps, after the dust settles in the new Duma election, the factions of the two of them are very likely to become the new "second faction" and "third faction"!
As for the original Moscow faction, it will be squeezed to fourth place.

Of course, these are only the approval ratings of polls and do not represent the final results.

There is still a period of time before the real election vote, during which time anything can happen and public opinion can change.

But obviously, the results of this new poll will seriously stimulate the major factions, especially the first faction and the second faction, and make them invest more and more recklessly!

"It seems that we have to work harder and add another [-] million US dollars in funds. Now more and more people are defecting to our faction, and the original budget is no longer enough." Wang Ye pondered for a moment, his head turned Said without lifting.

Rosiana nodded and said, "Misha, let's revise our election goals. Looking at it now, there should be no problem with 120 seats. 150 guaranteed seats, or even [-] seats are also possible."

Wang Ye smiled and shook his head, "What are you thinking! There are still 150 seats left, do you know what this number means?"

Rosiana was a little unconvinced, pouted and said, "Why is it impossible, I think it's worth fighting for!"

Wang Ye smiled and said nothing.

Duma seats are fixed, 450!

Then, some factions get more seats, which means that other factions can get fewer seats.

If your own faction can really get 150 seats, then there are only [-] seats left for the rest of the factions to divide.

No matter how poor Gryzlov's faction is, it can still account for about half of the remaining seats...

Then there may be a situation where Wang Ye's faction occupies the most seats and becomes the largest faction in the Duma!
And Grezlov's faction ranked second with a gap of several seats...

This is outrageous.

Because Wang Ye's faction does not intend to send representatives to participate in the presidential election!

Judging from the current situation, Puding still has a huge advantage in next year's general election.

Moreover, the presidential candidate recommended by Gryzlov and the others is undoubtedly still Puding.

At that time, the speaker of the Duma will be replaced by Wang Ye with a high probability. After all, his faction has become the largest faction in the Duma. Even if he doesn't want to be the speaker, he must consider the interests of the faction and the thoughts of the members of the faction.

Anyway, thinking about it is a headache, so Wang Ye would rather not let his faction get so many seats.

The tree attracts the wind!
He still prefers to keep a low profile. With around [-] seats, it is enough to have a relatively large influence in the Duma.

I don't want to run for president, why do I need so many seats...

Moreover, the more seats and more members the faction has, the more complicated the internal relationship will be, and the more difficult it will be to manage.

"By the way, accompany me to my uncle's house after get off work. I haven't seen you for a long time. Let's go and see him." Wang Ye said casually.

In the past, he always went alone for such activities.

But now we have to call Rosiana, anyway, the two of them are also engaged...

Of course Rosiana would not refuse, but she knew that the only relative of Wang Ye was Hovchenko.

This is equivalent to following Wang Ye to meet his "in-laws", how could he refuse!

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In Hovchenko's apartment, the three ate a sumptuous dinner together, talking and laughing happily.

It can be seen that Hovchenko has lost some weight, but his spirit looks better, and he is in good spirits.

Maybe it's because he's busy with his ideals now, he's more interested in these than doing business.

"Misha, you have seen the latest polls. Congratulations, take a second look! Next year it is expected to become the largest faction in the Duma, so it's your turn to take the position of Speaker of the Duma. ’” Hovchenko said with a smile.

Wang Ye quickly waved his hands and said modestly:

"Uncle, don't laugh at me, this is just a poll and does not represent the actual election result.

I still know the strength of our faction. We can get one hundred...one hundred and one seats if we fight to the death. It’s impossible to have more, and we don’t have that many people.

As for the speaker of the Duma, there is a high probability that it will be Gryzlov, and everyone has a good evaluation of him. "

Hovchenko glared at him.

"What are you worried about?!

It should be yours, why not take the initiative to fight for it!

In the political arena, you have to fight for everything on your own, and no one will take the initiative to give you benefits.

Now that you have peace of mind, some people may even wish to see you be more positive.

The cake is already in front of you, and you only need to move a knife and fork to eat it.

What are you waiting for! "

Wang Ye was stunned, he didn't expect Hovchenko to say such a thing.

Yes, I have been tied up all the time, worrying about that, what is it for!
If in the past, I acted in a low-key manner everywhere and did not dare to touch the interests of others, it was indeed because of hidden dangers.

Just a matter of identity is tantamount to tying Wang Ye's hands and feet.

But now?

Getting engaged to Rosiana, the ceremony is so grand, isn't it just "unbinding" yourself!

My own worries are gone, and I can completely let go and strive for the greatest benefit.

Even, recently, so many people from the original first faction switched to their own faction, what does this mean.

Maybe it's not what I feared.

Is it possible that some party is secretly supporting him, hoping that his faction will become bigger as soon as possible, even if it becomes the first faction in the Duma, it doesn't matter.

After all, no matter whether it is public or private, I will never pose any threat to the Kremlin!

(End of this chapter)