Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1434 - 1117: The Second Round of the General Election

Chapter 1434: Chapter 1117: The Second Round of the General Election

After Wang Ye’s mediation, Medvedev and Grezlov finally ceased their assaults against each other. When promoting themselves, they no longer attacked one another but focused solely on their own advantages.

This left Rossiyana feeling quite unaccustomed.

After all, for a substantial period before that, everyone in the election promotion was attacking and demeaning each other, with Grezlov and Medvedev not sparing Rossiyana at their events.

Similarly, she had also badmouthed the other two...

Now that the other two suddenly stopped mentioning her, Rossiyana didn’t know whether to continue criticizing them or to act like they did.

After consulting Wang Ye, Rossiyana realized what had happened. Although she wasn’t directly involved, with the others no longer speaking ill of her, she obviously felt it wasn’t right to keep attacking them.

Thus, like the other two, Rossiyana also began to solely promote her own advantages without using Grezlov and Medvedev as negative examples...

For a while, the general election seemed harmonious, which was quite bizarre.

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On January 21, the second round of the general election officially began. Voting stations opened across the country, allowing voters to cast their sacred ballots for their preferred candidates.

In the city of Irkutsk, located in the Siberia region, early in the morning, Old Vasily and his wife, along with their two daughters, prepared to leave for the voting station to cast their votes.

Both daughters were attending a local university and were over eighteen, eligible to vote.

However, each of the four household members supported different candidates.

Old Vasily backed Grezlov, believing that among the three candidates, Chairman Grezlov, being the eldest with the most extensive experience, had a good reputation that proved him to be a suitable presidential candidate.

The other two candidates were too young and had not yet proven themselves. Old Vasily didn’t want such a large country in the hands of those "babies." After all, young folks tend to be unreliable!

Thus, he resolutely supported Grezlov and had cast his vote for him in the first round.

Originally, Old Vasily had hoped his family would join him in supporting Grezlov, but unfortunately, his wife and daughters held different opinions...

His wife chose to support Medvedev for a simple reason: Medvedev appeared civilized and graceful on TV, quite the handsome man!

In his wife’s words, the man looked educated and kind-hearted, surely a good official!

Despite Old Vasily’s repeated persuasion to no avail, he could only lament that women indeed have long hair but short sight. Wasn’t he younger far handsomer than what’s-his-name Medvedev?

As for his daughters, they were hardcore supporters of Rossiyana!

One could even say Rossiyana was their idol, as both had large posters of Rossiyana in their rooms, of course, alongside posters of Wang Ye...

To them, Rossiyana was the embodiment of every Russian girl’s dream!

Born into the high nobility, a direct descendant of the Tsar, and the current Grand Duke of Romanov—her lineage couldn’t be purer!

Beautiful and capable, she took on the significant role of Moscow Governor at a young age and performed brilliantly.

Of course, what they envied most was that Rossiyana had married Mikhail, the Prince Charming in every girl’s heart...

So Rossiyana’s life was the dream template for every Russian girl, simply too perfect!

Such a life was too relatable.

Supporting Rossiyana was like supporting their own dreams; the thought itself was quite exciting...

Old Vasily, however, scoffed at this, considering it a naive fantasy of young girls--daydreaming in broad daylight!

But he was relatively open-minded; since his daughters had their own preferred candidates, everyone should just cast their vote.

He believed that as the second round of voting began, more and more people would realize that only a mature and prudent talent could truly lead the country forward.

The ultimate victor must be Grezlov!

However, one thing that dissatisfied Old Vasily was that in the first round of voting, the one who got the highest number of votes here in Irkutsk turned out to be that greenhorn Rossiyana!

This was, in fact, understandable, as this place fell within the Irkutsk State, which was part of Chairman Mikhail’s sphere of influence. Don’t forget that Wang Ye had previously placed the Sino-Russian Large Aircraft Cooperation Project here, directly boosting the whole economic growth of Irkutsk State!

So many people in Irkutsk voted for Rossiyana out of love for the project, and the entire Irkutsk essentially became Rossiyana’s voting stronghold!

However, with only three million people, Irkutsk State wasn’t exactly a populous region.

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Since there was a voting station not too far from their home, Old Vasily’s family decided to walk there instead of driving.

In January, Irkutsk was in the throes of harsh winter, with temperatures around minus twenty degrees, combined with the flurries of snow blanketing the sky. The family of four wrapped themselves tightly in down jackets, covering their faces and ears with thick and warm wool scarves, each also donning a heavy cotton hat.