Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1084 - 942 Intense Collision_2

Chapter 1084: Chapter 942 Intense Collision_2

"I feel we shouldn’t let our guard down too much, even if my lobbying today was very successful, we still can’t be careless until the voting results come out tomorrow.

What if those congressmen change their minds again for some reason!

We should still be mentally prepared, in case the worst happens, then..."

What then, Kornov didn’t say, because he didn’t know either...

To tell the truth, after so many years in politics, this was the first time Kornov felt what ’helplessness’ was!

Compared to him, Luzhikov was much more optimistic.

Now he was cheerfully consoling Kornov.

"You, every time something happens, you tend to be very pessimistic.

But I’m different, I’ve always been very optimistic, and this time is no exception!

You and I have both been in the political arena for so many years, we’ve seen too much of all kinds of conspiracies, betrayals, and reversals.

But because of this, I am so certain, nothing unexpected will happen in tomorrow’s vote.

After all, we’ve paid so much money in real terms!

Why do many congressmen want something, is it really for the sake of pleading on behalf of the people?

Don’t joke!

In the end, isn’t it for their own self-interest?

Now, we can offer them a very generous reward in one go, just for buying their one vote against.

Why would they refuse?

Moreover, if they are afraid of factions pursuing them or something, there’s even less reason to worry.

I believe you might have mentioned this when talking with them, right now a great majority of the faction’s congressmen have been bought by us, and they will cast their votes against!

Even the ordinary people know the principle, ’The law does not punish the multitude.’ Now, when almost the whole faction has voted against, whom can the Kremlin hold accountable?

Maybe upon seeing this situation, the Kremlin’s best choice is to keep silent and pretend nothing happened.

Otherwise, it would make enemies of the core members of an entire faction!

Although, in the Hilarwick Group, the weight of Duma Members is not that significant, with the real key personnel situated in various power departments and within the Kremlin.

But the influence of Duma Members is something not even the Kremlin can ignore!

..."

The more Luzhikov analyzed, the more he felt that his reasoning made sense!

This time he really had invested a fortune, spending lavishly just to purchase the votes from the hands of the members of the first faction!

Just as he analyzed.

Currently, in the Duma, there are a total of 450 seats, representing 450 votes.

The first faction, also the Hilarwick Group, holds 155 seats, the largest number.

Following them closely is Chairman Mikhail’s faction, with 150 seats.

Then there’s Rilinov’s faction, with 80 seats.

After that comes their own Moscow Faction, with only 60 seats.

Oh, and a few scattered minor factions, which together only add up to 5 seats, can almost be disregarded.

To avoid being relieved of his position, one has to obtain more than sixty percent of the approval votes in the Duma, meaning the approval votes have to exceed 270.

This also means fewer than 180 votes against!

Luzhikov and Kornov were calculating exactly this.

Their own faction will certainly stand by Luzhikov, definitely casting 60 votes against, that’s without question.

Because everyone knows that Luzhikov is the core of the faction, its spiritual totem, and the faction’s biggest support!

If he truly falls, it would mean the complete collapse of the Moscow Faction, leaving everyone without any backing afterward...

So that accounts for sixty votes against.

Among the remaining major forces, members from the factions of Mikhail and Rilinov, the difficulty of ’turning’ them is definitely very high.

So why not just skip over them and assume that both factions will vote in favor.

The votes from those few minor factions are too troublesome to secure, and the success rate is not high either, so they were disregarded.

Today, Kornov spent all his time and energy communicating with the various leaders of the first faction.

As long as he secured the votes of this faction, he could turn defeat into victory!

After all, the first faction had a total of one hundred and fifty-five votes...

He only needed to secure one hundred and twenty-one of them, and then Luzhikov’s position would be safe!

It is important to realize that this is about the recall of an elected governor, not something that can be immediately attempted again if it fails once!

If the vote does not pass, not only will Luzhikov not face a similar recall procedure during his term, but it will also initiate a process of accountability!

Perhaps no one will trouble the Kremlin.

But the Joint Working Group, even Mikhail, will have trouble knocking at their door.

Luzhikov has operated in the political arena for so many years, not without merit.

Now, he’s only temporarily overwhelmed by the Joint Working Group’s sharp series of offensives, struggling to cope, but once he catches his breath, he will let Mikhail experience his true strength!

...

This night, countless people in Moscow did not sleep a wink.

Because come tomorrow, a major event would take place in the Duma!

The outcome of this major event would determine the fate of a faction and many high-ranking individuals!

Of course, this matter concerned only those with a certain status in the political field. Ordinary people did not pay any attention. What do the Krakow Group and the Moscow Faction have to do with them?

Dania, too, tossed and turned sleeplessly tonight. She was well aware that the outcome of tomorrow’s Duma Congress was extremely important to her.

This was, after all, the first major affair she had handled personally since truly entering the political arena!

It’s not an exaggeration, indeed it was a major affair.

Because if the motion she proposed to recall Governor Luzhikov’s position is passed in tomorrow’s Duma Congress, it would mean that she personally "took down" the Moscow Faction, a force not to be underestimated in the Russian political circle!

Not just for a newcomer to politics like herself, but even many top-level figures with great authority wouldn’t dare to contemplate such a thing!

Although she was "borrowing a tiger’s might", acting with the authority of her boss, Mikhail, as the one put forth in public, her role should not be underestimated.

Even her boss, Mikhail, would have to take a fresh look at her abilities!

She was also speculating about the next day’s vote. Did the boss really have no preparation at all?

When reporting to the boss during the day, his response had genuinely startled her.

Such a super-important affair should be prepared to perfection, but it seemed as if the boss didn’t care much about the outcome...

Yet in her heart, she had a hunch that the boss must be assured.

If tomorrow "the car turned over", it would be evident that the first to bear the brunt would be the boss himself!

She was just a pawn, and she guessed the Moscow Faction would not take much interest in her. If someone would come looking for trouble, they would definitely seek out the boss.

Tossing and turning with these thoughts, Dania drifted off into slumber...

...

On the other hand, Wang Ye slept soundly that night; his sleep quality was always good.

Usually, it took him no more than ten minutes upon lying down to fall asleep.

After a good night’s rest, Wang Ye got up, refreshed himself, had breakfast, donned a neatly pressed suit, and took the motorcade straight to the Duma Building.

Today, there was a noticeably larger crowd coming and going in the Duma Building than usual.

Many congressmen usually do not work there and had now received an urgent notification. Everyone within Russia’s borders had to rush back for this meeting.

As for the content of the meeting, of course, everyone had been notified.

Perhaps a considerable number of congressmen were initially shocked, unaware of what this Joint Investigation Team was or where they got the audacity to target Luzhikov.

Even more outrageous was that the Kremlin seemed to have tacitly consented.

Could it be that a changing of the guard was upon Moscow State...

However, after making private inquiries, everyone more or less understood what was going on.

They realized that this was Chairman Mikhail’s move against Luzhikov.

This was a meaningful confrontation between two leading figures, new and old, in Russia’s political arena...