Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 885 - 843 Two Major Forces_2

Chapter 885: Chapter 843 Two Major Forces_2

Rilinov’s old face flushed red; indeed, he wasn’t very familiar with economic matters. However, when challenged by Krov like this, he still felt somewhat indignant.

He immediately retorted, "Perhaps I’m suitable, or perhaps not, but isn’t it true that it hasn’t been tried yet? But you have already been proven to be unsuitable! So from that perspective, it seems I’m a bit more suitable than you."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Grezlov hastily intervened,

"Enough, there’s no need for you two to argue. Mikhail has done such an excellent job that nobody else could achieve these results, including myself!

Therefore, it’s only natural for Mikhail to continue as the Chairman of the Economic Committee, and it’s quite normal to also hold the chairmanship of two committees simultaneously.

And since Mikhail is so young, he should naturally take on more work. We can’t let us old guys do more work than him, haha..."

In fact, Grezlov was somewhat equivocating here.

Indeed, sometimes the Speaker or Deputy Speaker might concurrently serve as the chairman of two or even several committees.

But here’s the thing; the three major committees are not like those minor committees!

Normally, it would not happen that one person would hold the chairmanship of two major committees...

However, aside from Krov’s dissatisfaction, nobody else objected to Grezlov’s proposal.

Because everyone highly recognized Mikhail’s capability in managing the economy!

Just as Grezlov said, in the field of the economy, in the more than ten years since the Former Soviet Breakdown, absolutely no one has outperformed Mikhail!

Just look at what substantial work he has done in the one and a half years he has served as the Chairman of the Economic Committee!

Especially in these last two years, the national economy has also been rapidly improving. It’s just that the foundations are too weak, so the overall volume is still not big enough.

But give Mikhail a few more years, and perhaps he truly has the ability to lead the country towards prosperity and strength!

Even if he cannot, then no one else could do better than him...

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Once again during the voting decision, aside from Krov, seven votes were in favor.

The matter of Wang Ye continuing as the Chairman of the Economic Committee was thus settled!

Rilinov and Krov, the two, had only managed to secure chairmanship of inconsequential minor committees, roughly receiving the same treatment as the other four party leaders...

Although the first big meeting of the new Duma had not yet been called, everyone present who was a Faction Party Leader clearly realized.

From now on, the Duma will only have two major powers!

One major force is represented by Grezlov’s Petersburg Faction, the Kremlin Hardcores.

The other major force, led by Mikhail, is the "broadly liberal" Faction; close to the Kremlin but not hardcore, potentially even surpassing the Petersburg Faction in the new Duma!

Why is it called the "broadly liberal" Faction? It’s because Mikhail’s factional ideology is somewhat vague, left and right, both pro-West and aiming to maintain good relations with the East, pushing for the country’s various aspects to be more open and free, but also emphasizing that the government should have strong control and restrain certain industries...

Therefore, it’s difficult to define the ideology of Wang Ye’s faction.

If described with high emotional intelligence, it’s broadly liberal!

With low emotional intelligence, it would be called opportunistic...

The original Moscow Faction has completely "fallen," and on their own, it’s very difficult for them to become a significant "peak." But no other factions are aligning with them, so if they want to do anything, they must depend on one of the two major factions.

Compared to Grezlov’s camp, the Moscow Faction tends to align closer with Mikhail.

Although they also had significant conflicts with Mikhail previously, even clashing secretly, at least the two sides haven’t openly torn each other apart yet, and they aren’t irreconcilable enemies.

But their conflict with the Petersburg Faction is irreconcilable!

Therefore, in most cases, they would lean towards Mikhail’s side.

It’s for self-preservation and also to "disgust" the Petersburg Faction.

As for Rilinov and others, they belong to the New Faction centered around Khodorkovsky, and Khodorkovsky is Mikhail’s own uncle!

Unless it involved Khodorkovsky, perhaps Rilinov and Mikhail might not see eye to eye, but in all other matters, he should follow in Mikhail’s footsteps!

With such analysis, among the former four factions, Wang Ye could "unite" with the third and fourth factions.

And although Grezlov and his group held the title of "The first faction," in reality, they were isolated and without support...

From this, it is very clear that inside the new Duma, the four Speakers, the one with the heaviest weight in his words and the most influence, isn’t the main Speaker Grezlov but the First Vice Speaker Mikhail!

After the meeting, Rilinov and several leaders of minor factions came forward to congratulate Wang Ye, and even Krov, after hesitating for a while, approached Wang Ye and exchanged a few words of courtesy.

Because Wang Ye had the biggest gain, securing two chairmanships out of the three major committees!

To say he held sway over the Duma, that was not an exaggeration at all...

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The impact of Wang Ye’s resounding success in the Duma election wasn’t just reflected in the greater actual power he gained.

It also included everyone’s attitude towards him, which became much more apparent!

Puding personally called to invite Wang Ye and Rossiyana for dinner.

Keep in mind, Wang Ye had been there several times before, but it was always Gavriil who called; this was the first time Puding had taken the initiative to call him...

It was the same familiar little restaurant with the usual four people, Puding, Wang Ye, Rossiyana, Gavriil.

It wasn’t too obvious, but Wang Ye could feel it—the way Puding treated him had become much more "cordial," and his smile was broader than before...

"Misha, congratulations!

I really didn’t expect that, in addition to having a talent in business, you also emerged as a dark horse in politics.

The results of this Duma election surprised many.

Under your leadership, what was once an inconspicuous minor faction has in such a short time become a central force in the Duma.

Honestly, before the election, I had already highly estimated you and your faction, thinking you could secure a hundred seats.

But it turns out, I still underestimated you, haha..."

As soon as they met, Puding, with a full-faced smile, put his arm around Wang Ye’s shoulder and half-jokingly, half-seriously offered his congratulations.

Wang Ye showed his signature modest smile and humbly said, "It’s all thanks to the members of the faction, not so much to do with me; I just provided some logistics support and... a little bit of funding, that’s all."

Gavriil laughed and shook his head: "You’re being a bit disingenuous there. Everyone knows your faction had the most abundant resources and the most ample funds during this Duma election! Even towards the end, Grezlov had to ask you for help, wanting some of your promotional resources."

These words weren’t wrong.

Before and during the election, for the constituencies included in Wang Ye’s plan and for the faction members he was determined to protect, Wang Ye spared no expense!

They had ample publicity resources, and they could spend money freely!

Whether the competition was open or underhanded, Wang Ye’s side was ready to go all the way!

Elections are not child’s play; they require not only capable candidates but also the injection of various resources and funding.

In this regard, Wang Ye, the party leader, truly made all other faction party leaders blush in shame.

That’s also why Wang Ye’s faction was able to expand its personnel so rapidly, yet still managed to be the best in terms of unity and stability among all factions.

Because the vast majority of the members were wholeheartedly devoted to their party leader, Wang Ye!

In comparison, there’s no need to talk about Grezlov’s Petersburg Faction, which was originally a ragtag bunch with numerous independent factions and also faced significant financial constraints, unable to compete with Wang Ye or Khodorkovsky.

The Moscow Faction faced a joint "siege" by the two major factions, being targeted everywhere, which is why they lost so miserably.

As for Khodorkovsky’s faction, there certainly was no problem with funding, but since it was a newly established faction, it suffered from a lack of personnel, foundation, and recognition. Securing as many seats as they did was already an exceptional performance!

The rest of the minor factions aren’t even worth mentioning.

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