Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 874 - 838: Ideal Result

Chapter 874: Chapter 838: Ideal Result

Back in Moscow, it was already late February, and the Duma Election was about to unfold!

Wang Ye, of course, had no time to travel anymore; he had to stay put in Moscow and direct his faction’s entire election campaign.

In addition, those who had previously expressed their interest in joining Wang Ye’s faction were now taking action.

They were leaving the first and second factions, as well as various minor factions, going through the procedure to resign from their Duma parliamentarian work, and formally swearing allegiance to Wang Ye’s faction.

So it continued chaotically until around March 20, finally stabilizing somewhat before the official start of the election.

In fact, this period before the Duma Election, namely February and March, was a bit like the "transfer window" in football.

Congressmen had to start considering their future paths.

Whether to stay within their faction and run for the next term, completely leave the Duma to work for the government or move to a big enterprise.

Of course, there were those who wanted to continue running for election, but if they could not obtain enough support and resources within their original faction, they would consider switching to another faction.

Many such former congressmen found refuge in Wang Ye’s camp.

During this time, the Duma’s work nearly ground to a halt, as everyone was busy with election-related matters, and there were no major issues that needed to be addressed by the Duma immediately.

Even if there were, they would have to be postponed until after the election of the new Duma parliamentarians...

On March 21, the registration deadline for the personnel of all factions was reached, and tomorrow the election would officially begin.

This meant that the candidates had confirmed their affiliations with the respective factions, and they had to run for election based on the faction they had registered with.

No switching of factions was allowed before the end of the election.

Of course, unless they failed to get elected; if they were successful, they were also not allowed to change factions during their term.

This was a systematic restraint imposed on the congressmen; otherwise, the Duma would be thrown into chaos.

......

In the Duma Building, within Wang Ye’s office, Rossiyana was reporting the summarized election situation to Wang Ye.

"Misha, our faction now has up to 170 competitive candidates!

We have members participating in the elections in almost every major district.

About a hundred are fairly certain, another thirty or so are relatively sure, and the remaining forty-ish are more unpredictable, or rather, at a bit of a disadvantage.

But anyway, based on the current situation, we should secure a minimum of a hundred Duma seats in this election cycle!"

Rossiyana was actually being somewhat conservative in her report since the latest polls showed that the faction led by Wang Ye had once again risen in popularity, reaching around 40%!

This support rate had even surpassed that of Grezlov’s The first faction...

Of course, a high support rate doesn’t guarantee the final election outcome.

But it can’t be denied that factions with high support rates will definitely secure a significant number of seats!

According to Wang Ye’s estimation, 120 seats were a sure bet, and even aiming for 150 was within reach and hopeful.

Any more than that was likely unrealistic, especially considering the strength of The first faction and the Moscow Faction should not be underestimated.

Wang Ye nodded silently; he would be very satisfied with securing 120 seats.

After all, there were only 450 seats in the whole Duma, and 120 accounted for nearly 30 percent, securely placed as the second largest faction.

To push the Moscow Faction down was his goal.

It was also the goal of the Kremlin and The first faction!

If they surpassed The first faction, Wang Ye would actually find it troublesome because he wasn’t mentally prepared for that.

He couldn’t just be barely over twenty, not even a university graduate, and then become the Duma Speaker...

If he was only the Deputy Speaker Duma, it wouldn’t be too attention-grabbing since there were several vice speakers.

While influential within the Duma, vice speakers seldom deal with external affairs independently, so it wouldn’t cause a worldwide sensation...

But becoming the Duma Speaker would be an explosively high-profile event, something Wang Ye could already imagine...

He was at the vice national level now, and scouring the Russian Political Circle, there might only be about twenty people at this level.

As for being a formal national level Duma Speaker, there were only a handful throughout Russia!

Besides the Kremlin, the Government, and nominally the Upper House Speaker, that left the Duma Speaker!

To say he was the third most powerful person was no exaggeration.

But for the current Wang Ye, that position seemed too grand...

He didn’t wish to be such a prominent figure yet.

Wang Ye preferred to "develop" quietly for a few more years, letting Grezlov, the crafty old fox, stay ahead of him, and act as his "Teacher" for a while.

After all, the position of Duma Speaker was destined to be his sooner or later; there was no rush.

And once he became the Duma Speaker, he didn’t know how many years it would take to change positions again...

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"Misha, should we call a meeting with the new members who joined the faction to unify everyone’s thoughts? Now that we have more members in the faction, I fear that we might encounter some minor cliques, making it difficult to lead the team."

Rossiyana said, frowning.

She was now considering the issue from the perspective of a "Boss’s wife"; the band that Wang Ye led was naturally her own, and it was essential to maintain a good atmosphere within the faction. Solidarity was key to ensuring that Wang Ye could secure his footing in the Duma and the political arena.