Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 843 Power Distribution
In the midst of the chaos, the time came to mid-April, when the election results of all constituencies were released and the dust settled.

As expected by Wang Ye, the foundation of the first faction is still deep enough. Although the process is thrilling, the result is still good.

In their traditional sphere of influence, that is, the Petersburg constituency, they won a big victory, and they also grabbed some seats from Kolov and the others in the Moscow constituency.

At the last moment, there was a gorgeous counterattack, and finally won 150 seats, narrowly beating Wang Ye's faction, ranking first!

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

The plan he and Gryzlov originally made was perfectly fulfilled. The only fly in the ointment was that the first faction was a little hip and didn't get enough seats.

The third faction was unexpectedly taken down by Khovchenko's new faction, and the final number of seats was eighty.

Wang Ye gave up participating in the melee at the final stage, but Khovchenko did not give up. Instead, he increased the budget and went down to the field enthusiastically to fight for seats with Gryzlov and Kolov.

Although he did not get too many seats in the two constituencies of Moscow and Petersburg, the important thing is that the water in the pool was muddied and Kolov lost a lot of seats.

Even helped the Grezlov faction in a disguised form...

As soon as the faction was established, it took part in the Duma election for the first time and came to the third place in one fell swoop, which is not a small success.

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

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

Kolov and the others, that is, the Moscow faction, suffered a disastrous defeat this time. They only got [-] seats, ranking fourth.

From the original second place to the fourth place, the number of seats has been reduced from more than 90 to [-] now.

No matter from any point of view, their power is shrinking, and it is estimated that this election will hit them hard.

It is said that internal strife has already begun...

As for the remaining small factions, there are only five seats in total, which is almost negligible.

Looking at the final statistics of the number of seats, Gryzlov couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. It turned out that Wang Ye's strength had reached such a terrifying level before he knew it!

He was well aware of Wang Ye's withdrawal at the last moment.

This means that if Wang Ye also ends up fighting in the last two constituencies, the name of the first faction will no longer belong to their Petersburg faction...

It is equivalent to saying that the name of the first faction is "let" by Wang Ye to them!
Why did Wang Ye let him out? Gryzlov also understood the reason. The prior agreement between the two was secondary. The most important thing was that Wang Ye wanted to "avoid suspicion".

But no matter what, if your own faction has won the most seats, then your position as speaker can still be preserved.

For this, Gryzlov must thank Wang Ye!

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On April 4, a conference room in the Duma building.

The leaders of various factions in the new Duma gathered here. Before the first Duma Congress, everyone needs to meet in advance to determine some things.

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

In this term of the Duma, the gap between the strong and weak factions has once again been widened, divided into several grades.

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

The second level is Khovchenko's new faction and the Moscow faction, which have [-] and [-] seats respectively, and are significantly weaker than the first level.

The third category consists of several small factions. In this session of the Duma, a total of four small factions have won Duma seats, but they only have five seats in total, which is basically negligible...

After the election, the mood in the Duma has subtly changed.

Many elected members are generally more respectful when facing Wang Ye than when facing Gryzlov!
There are obviously no fools who can become members of parliament, and everyone can see that.

Although Wang Ye is only the party leader of the second faction, he controls 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!

The ability to control the faction is also far stronger than that of Gryzlov.

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

A long conference table, Gryzlov is still sitting at the head of the table, no matter what, he is also the leader of the first faction, the speaker of the last term, there is a high probability that this term will be the speaker...

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

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

The other four small faction leaders hesitated for a moment, but they all sat on the side close to Wang Ye.

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

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

The strongest is naturally headed by Wang Ye, which includes the second faction, the new faction headed by Zhirinov, and several other small factions.

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

As for the Moscow faction, it is isolated and the weakest!
Gryzlov sat in the main seat and saw this scene, and was a little silent. He was wondering if he should replace this conference table with a shorter one...

That way, at least it would look better on the bright side.

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When everyone is present, the meeting begins.

What we are going to discuss today is the selection of the speaker and deputy speaker.

These positions can only be held by the party leaders of various factions, 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, expand foreign markets for the domestic oil and gas industry, acquire automobile brands to build industrial bases, find funds to help education in remote cities, and so on.

The success of this series of work is obvious to all!

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

His words were obviously emotional, and he was not satisfied with Grezlov and Zhirinov.

In public and private, he hopes that Wang Ye can serve as the speaker of the Duma.

Gryzlov's face was a little ugly. He is the leader of the first faction. According to the usual practice, the speaker should be his own!

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

In the Duma before the last session, it was even more chaotic, with no rules at all.

However, these words made Wang Ye a little bit on pins and needles. He controls the number of seats in the faction, but he just doesn't want to be the speaker of the Duma.

So he quickly waved his hand and said: "Thank you Mr. Zhirinov for trusting me, but this is not in line with the rules. Mr. Gryzlov's faction is the first faction in the new Duma, and he should be the speaker. I'd rather 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 states that the party leader of the second faction cannot be the speaker? As long as we all support you, that is the rule!"

Wang Ye was a little speechless. There is indeed no clear regulation on who should be the speaker...

Gryzlov couldn't listen anymore. He and Wang Ye had discussed this matter in advance. He should still be the speaker, and Wang Ye also clearly expressed his support.

Why did Zhirinov insist on jumping out to stir things up!

He said with a little displeasure: "Comrade Zhirinov, it's not up to you to decide who the speaker is. We should respect Mikhail's opinion!"

Zhirinov glared, obviously wanting to refute Gryzlov's words. Now he is not convinced by Gryzlov, because his faction obviously belongs to 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 Hovchenko, and the candidate recommended by the Grezlov faction is Putin!

These two candidates are currently the most popular candidates, and the other factions have not launched candidates at all...

Since it's a hostile camp, what's the point of saving face, just go directly against it and it's over!
Wang Ye didn't want to see them quarreling.

He is a representative of the "neutral faction", and he has to shoulder the responsibility of balancing the forces of the various factions 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 session of the Duma!
Before Zhirinov could speak, Wang Ye rushed ahead of him and said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet and listen to me."

He still has this face, so hearing what he said, Zhirinov also swallowed the words that had come to his lips, and 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. Gryzlov as the speaker. If you agree, you can raise your hand. If you don't agree, you don't have to raise your hand. There are eight people in the conference room, so the number of votes Five or more votes will be established."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand first.

Gryzlov didn't care about that much anymore, and raised his hand without hesitation, saying that a good man should not avoid relatives, although he didn't know this sentence...

Zhirinov and Kolov looked at each other and turned their heads away at the same time, but neither of them raised their hands.

But whether they raise their hands or not will not affect anything, because the party leaders of the other four small factions have seen that Wang Ye has formed a tacit understanding with Gryzlov. These two are the first and second in the new Duma. The leaders of the two major factions!

Then of course they have to follow, so they immediately raised their hands.

Now there are six votes, which means that Wang Ye's proposal has won the approval of the majority, and it will be passed immediately!

Wang Ye nodded in satisfaction, clapped his hands with a smile on his face, and said, "Yes, it seems that Gryzlov is still expected to be the speaker. Congratulations, Speaker Gryzlov!"

Scattered applause erupted immediately in the conference room, but of course, Zhirinov and Kolov still did not applaud...

But they didn't say anything against it anymore, because the matter had already been finalized, and if they objected any more, they would be confronting Wang Ye.

After determining the most important speaker position, the rest is naturally to choose the deputy speaker.

There is nothing to choose here. Wang Ye, Zhirinov, and Kolov are all deputy speakers of course. After all, the number of seats in the faction is there.

Maybe he wanted to reciprocate. Gryzlov specially proposed that Wang Ye be the first deputy speaker, which is half a head higher than Zhirinov and Kolov.

Of course Zhirinov would not object, even if it wasn't for Wang Ye's face, it would also be for Hovchenko's face.

Besides, he knew very well in his heart that if his faction wanted to avoid being excluded in Dumali and live a better life, it had to have a good relationship with Wang Ye.

I have already had a falling out with Gryzlov, and I am at odds with Kolov. If I don't hold on to Wang Ye's "thigh", how will I be able to mess around in the Duma in the future...

Kolov didn't want to agree from the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't help it. He couldn't hold his hands alone. Others readily raised their hands to express their support, so he had to raise his hand aggrieved.

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This term's Duma consists of one full speaker, one first deputy speaker, and two deputy speakers, making a total of four major 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, each of the three factions has only one seat, and the party leader himself is the only member of parliament...

The other small faction is a bit better, in addition to the party leader himself, there is one more MP.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no people in these small factions. In each state and administrative region, there are faction members who have been elected to the state legislature or served in the government.

After the chairman is elected, it is time to select the directors of each committee.

Gryzlov took the lead in launching the attack. He seriously pointed out that Kolov was not competent during his tenure as the director of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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

So Kolov should take the blame and resign, and hand over the position to a more suitable person.

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

Because of Mikhail's special status and the grand duke's fiancée, he is naturally close to many royal families in Europe, which is conducive to his diplomatic work...

(End of this chapter)