Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1458 - 1129 National Guard

Chapter 1458: Chapter 1129 National Guard

This time, the Duma Election will begin only after Wang Ye’s official inauguration.

Normally, the propaganda campaigns of various factions would have commenced beforehand, but due to the attention drawn by the previous two General Elections, there was not much activity from the Duma side.

Moreover, with the current situation in the Duma having stabilized, the understanding between the factions about territorial claims is clear without any disputes over territory, thus the Duma Election is comparatively peaceful.

Among the competitive factions, the one led by Wang Ye is undoubtedly the leading faction in the new Duma.

After all, his faction was originally strong and has "merged" with the former Moscow Faction and absorbed some members from other factions, effectively becoming the top faction in the Duma, and this time it’s just a matter of how many seats they can secure.

Wang Ye estimates they should secure between 250 to 270 seats, which could exceed half of the total seats in the Duma!

Additionally, there are factions led by Rilinov, the newly formed faction by Grezlov, the original Hilarwick Group faction, and of course, the newly risen Royalist Party!

Currently, these factions seem almost equally strong; none significantly outdoing the others, and they are expected to secure about fifty seats each.

Thus, in the new Duma, a scenario of "one superpower with several strong contenders" will form again.

But Wang Ye intends for his faction to support Grezlov to continue in the role of Duma Speaker, as this was agreed upon as a condition for Grezlov faction’s support in his General Election.

Moreover, Wang Ye currently cannot find someone suitable from his faction to take up the role of Duma Speaker.

His top confidant, Dania, lacks sufficient experience; Oleg from the Peace Front faction who joined them has seniority but lacks compelling authority.

Thus, Wang Ye plans to have Grezlov continue as the Duma Speaker, with Rilinov, Dania, Oleg, a representative from the Hilarwick Group, and a Royalist Party representative serving as vice speakers, totaling five vice speakers.

This arrangement also maintains a delicate balance in the Duma.

Grezlov, who originally came from the Hilarwick Group but has now fallen out with them, serves as the Speaker, with three of the Vice Speakers being from Wang Ye’s side, one from the Hilarwick Group, and one from the Royalist Party.

When necessary, Wang Ye can ensure he has at least four of the six Speaker votes, thereby holding the initiative.

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"By the way, which member is your faction planning to nominate for the vice speaker position in this Duma Election?"

Wang Ye casually asked Rossiyana during dinner.

Previously, Wang Ye had not paid much attention to matters concerning the Royalist Party, especially their internal affairs.

Rossiyana replied without hesitation: "It has to be Du Jin, he holds considerable prestige within our faction, and he’s also in charge of the faction’s election campaign. I’ve been busy with the General Election and hardly involved in those matters."

Wang Ye frowned slightly; Du Jin was a well-known name, his reputation even recognized from his past life, rumored online to be an "XX military strategist," its authenticity uncertain, yet he was very active.

Pausing momentarily, Wang Ye asked with a puzzled tone: "How come Du Jin has such high esteem within your faction? Wasn’t it founded with your family’s funding? Don’t you usually intervene in the faction’s affairs?"

Wang Ye had his hands full with political affairs each day, barely managing his own companies in the past two years, therefore he hardly had the time or energy to concern himself with Rossiyana’s matters.

However, discussing with Rossiyana today, something seemed amiss.

Does Rossiyana truly hold control over the Royalist Faction?!

Wouldn’t it be absurd if after all the effort to establish this faction and enter it into the Duma securing several seats, turning it into a rising force, it ends up benefiting someone else?

Wang Ye dares to let go of control over his companies because he has absolute confidence in maintaining control and has nurtured enough loyal personnel to keep watch.

But Rossiyana’s scenario was clearly unreliable, Wang Ye suspected she was merely a "mascot" within the Royalist Faction.

If Rossiyana had emerged successful in this General Election, then it’d be fine; for ensuring continued growth of Faction force, the Royalist Party would still follow her lead.

But now that she has been sidelined, once the Royalist Party officially enters the General Election and secures a substantial number of seats, who would truly have a say within the faction?

By then, Du Jin might represent the Royalist Party as Deputy Speaker of the Duma, Rossiyana as the Governor of Moscow State, with neither clearly outranking the other.

However, it’s evident that Du Jin, having greater access to the nation’s core affairs and able to influence more faction members, might completely overshadow Rossiyana.

Even if that’s the case, it wouldn’t have much impact on Wang Ye. In his realm within the Duma, his influence remains unchallenged!