Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 881 - 841: Watching the Tigers Fight_2

Chapter 881: Chapter 841: Watching the Tigers Fight_2

Wang Ye was not worried about issues like the safety of his parents back home.

He knew very well that as long as he didn’t run into any trouble here, his parents would definitely not encounter any problems.

Moreover, with his power growing increasingly significant in the political arena of Russia, the circumstances of his parents could only get better!

All these things complemented each other.

He didn’t even need to do anything deliberately for his homeland; a casual comment in favor of his country at a critical moment was enough.

This is the power...

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Having easily resolved the minor trouble that troubled his father, Wang Ye refocused his energy on the election.

Now, the election results of most districts had been tallied, and the situation was looking very promising!

Out of the four hundred and fifty seats in the Duma, three hundred and eighty had already been secured.

Wang Ye’s faction had secured one hundred and forty-five seats, firmly in the lead!

Grezlov’s faction had taken one hundred and seventeen seats, ranking second.

To everyone’s surprise, Khodorkovsky’s new faction had managed to secure seventy-eight seats, sitting in third place.

Meanwhile, the original second faction, the Moscow Faction, had managed a mere thirty-five seats.

The other minor factions combined had only five seats...

This result, not just in the Moscow political arena but throughout the nation, caused a huge stir.

Because Wang Ye’s faction had too much momentum!

Could they really become the first faction in the next Duma?

However, Wang Ye himself was very aware that it would be very difficult for his faction to gain any more of the remaining seventy seats, which had yet to be decided.

These were in large districts like the Moscow electoral district and St. Petersburg electoral district, with many seats, and traditionally within the sphere of influence of factions like Grezlov and Krov.

Though the Moscow Faction currently looked "pitiful," once the Moscow electoral district election result came out, they could potentially "turn the tables" on Khodorkovsky’s New Faction!

Similarly, the traditional sphere of influence of the first faction resided in the St. Petersburg electoral district, another large district where the results had not yet emerged.

So, according to Wang Ye’s prediction, in the end, it would still be Grezlov’s faction that would secure the most seats in the Duma, with his own faction rising to the second position.

And the Moscow Faction still had the potential to vie for third place.

These two major factions should not be underestimated.

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Rossiyana was very excited about their current victory.

"Misha, should we go all out and pour the rest of our election funds into the last two districts of Moscow and Petersburg? It’s still not too late. Plus, we have a lot left in our budget." She discussed eagerly with Wang Ye.

Naturally, there were quite a few candidates from Wang Ye’s faction competing in these two major districts.

Wang Ye was impartial, not favoring these major districts with resources in the early stages, because he focused his efforts on the peripheral districts.

Indeed, these two major districts had many seats, but the competition was even fiercer!

Moreover, these were the traditional spheres of influence that the two major factions had managed for many years. Intervening rashly could easily offend people...

It wasn’t about fearing to offend anyone, but it was unnecessary and not in line with Wang Ye’s plan.

It wasn’t time to go to war with the two major factions yet; he needed a few more years to consolidate his base.

It would only be during the next general election cycle that Wang Ye would really play his hand, sparing no one’s feelings!

But that would be a matter for six years later...

Because the term of Duma Members has now been extended to six years per session.

With so much time to accumulate strength, it is hard to imagine what Wang Ye will be like after six years!

Moreover, by then, people at the Kremlin will also be changing, and deciding who will take over will presumably require Wang Ye’s opinion beforehand...

Because without his approval, it would be very difficult for anyone to smoothly take charge of the Kremlin!

That is, assuming Wang Ye has no aspirations for the Kremlin and just wishes to serve diligently in the Duma.

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Wang Ye smiled and shook his head, "No need, the Moscow electoral district and the St. Petersburg electoral district, they don’t concern us much. Let Grezlov and Krov fight over them, we’ll just enjoy the show. With so many seats, our faction has already exceeded our goal!"

Rossiyana seemed a bit reluctant, pouting and saying discontentedly, "If we compete, we have a good chance to become the first faction in the new Duma! I know you don’t want to offend Grezlov and my father-in-law’s side, but we can put our effort into the Moscow electoral district, then they won’t have anything to say about it. By doing this, we would essentially be helping them against Krov’s faction."

Wang Ye still shook his head resolutely, "No, it’s not about offending anyone. It’s that Grezlov and I have already agreed that the first faction in the new Duma would still be theirs. In the current situation, we should not only avoid adding to the chaos but also help Grezlov and his faction secure more seats."

Seeing Wang Ye’s determination, Rossiyana didn’t push the matter any further.

She also knew that if Wang Ye decided to do so, he must have his reasons.

At most, she could only offer some reference opinions. If Wang Ye accepted them, then all the better; if not, it meant that her considerations were not comprehensive enough...

Indeed, Wang Ye did what he said he would.

In the following period, he instructed Rossiyana to channel the promotional resources of their faction, especially in the two major electoral districts, as much as possible to Grezlov’s side.

He also provided financial assistance, giving Grezlov’s First Faction the strength to make the final sprint!

The election had reached its most intense phase.

Durings this time, as soon as you switched on the TV, you’d either see core members of the First Faction desperately canvassing for votes, or people from the Moscow Faction passionately urging voters to cast their ballots for them.

With the survival of factions at stake, everyone had shed all pretenses and began attacking each other without mercy.

The First Faction accused the Moscow Faction of colluding with oligarchs, rampant corruption, and persisting with the old bureaucratic style of the Former Soviet Era, unable to keep up with the development of the times, deserving to be thrown into the trash heap of history!

Meanwhile, the Moscow Faction accused the First Faction of forming cliques for personal gain, sidelining other factions, and not accomplishing any real work during their tenure.

Even if there had been rapid Economic Development over the past few years, that had little to do with the First Faction; the credit belonged to Mikhail from the Third Faction...

Yes, because Wang Ye had clearly withdrawn from the competition in the Moscow and St. Petersburg electoral districts, neither Grezlov nor Krov saw him as a competitor anymore.

To attack each other, they even began to speak highly of Wang Ye!

After all, any misdeeds were done by the other side.

Any good deeds were either their own doing or Mikhail’s doing.

Because Mikhail had quite a high reputation among the populace, allying with him painted oneself as the "righteous" side!

Wang Ye and Rossiyana were dizzyingly entertained by this fight to the death, experiencing what truly is a "democratic election."

After all, voting for "me" is real democracy, voting for the opposition is fake democracy!

Rossiyana now understood why Wang Ye no longer wished to get involved in the competition within these two major electoral districts.

If Wang Ye had joined in, he might have become the common enemy of the Two Major Factions, facing assaults from both sides...

At the most critical moment, even the Kremlin got dragged into it.

Puding himself personally appeared to back the Peterburg Faction, and although he did not openly canvass for votes, as it wouldn’t be proper, his intentions were very clear to everyone.

Of course, the Moscow Faction didn’t want to be outdone; they employed all kinds of tactics and even resorted to some underhand methods in certain subdivisions of Moscow State.

Naturally, Grezlov and others wouldn’t just watch idly but adopted equally sharp countermeasures...

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