Amidst the chaos, time came to mid-April, and the election results of all constituencies were released and the dust settled.

As expected by Wang Ye, the first faction still had a deep enough foundation. Although the process was thrilling, the results were still good.

They won a resounding victory in their traditional sphere of influence, the Petersburg constituency, and also snatched some seats from Kolov and his companions in the Moscow constituency.

At the last moment, there was a magnificent counterattack, and finally won 155 seats, narrowly defeating Wang Ye's faction and ranking first!

Wang Ye's faction slipped to second place and only got five seats in the final stage. The total number of seats reached 150, ranking second, only five seats less than the first faction.

The plan he and Gryzlov had originally planned was achieved perfectly. The only flaw was that the first faction was a little stretched and did not get enough seats.

The third faction was unexpectedly won by Kovchenko's new faction, with the final number of seats being eighty.

Wang Ye gave up participating in the melee at the final stage, but Hovchenko did not give up. Instead, he increased his budget and enthusiastically went on stage to compete with Gryzlov and Koloff in a close fight for seats.

Although the two major constituencies of Moscow and Petersburg did not win many seats, the important thing is that they muddied the waters and allowed Kollov to win a lot less seats.

He even helped the Gryzlov faction in disguise...

The faction had just been established, and it participated in the Duma election for the first time and ranked third in one fell swoop, which was considered a big success.

Just looking at the number of seats they have, I'm afraid it's a bit powerless to support Kovchenko in the presidential election...

The biggest loser in this Duma general election is none other than the Moscow faction!

Koloff and his friends, the Moscow faction, suffered a disastrous defeat this time. They only got 60 seats, ranking fourth.

From the original second place, it dropped directly to the fourth place, and the number of seats was reduced from more than ninety to the current sixty.

No matter from any angle, their power is shrinking, and it is estimated that this election will have a heavy blow to them.

It is said that they have already begun to fight among themselves...

As for the other small factions, they only have five seats in total, which is almost negligible.

Looking at the final statistics of the number of seats, Gryzlov couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. It turned out that Wang Ye's strength had reached such a terrifying level without knowing it!

He was well aware of Wang Ye's last-minute decision.

This means that if Wang Ye also participates in the fight in the last two major constituencies, then the title of the first faction will no longer belong to their Petersburg faction...

It is equivalent to saying that the title of the current No. 1 faction was “given” to them by Wang Ye!

Gryzlov also understood why Wang Ye let him come out. The reason was secondary to the prior agreement between the two. The most important thing was probably that Wang Ye wanted to "avoid suspicion."

But no matter what, if your faction gets the most seats, you can still keep your position as speaker.

For this reason, Gryzlov would like to thank Wang Ye!

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April 22, in a conference room in the Duma building.

The leaders of the new Duma factions are gathered here. Before the first Duma Congress is held, everyone needs to meet in advance to confirm something.

Gryzlov, Wang Ye, Zhirinov, Kolov, and four other party leaders of small factions.

In this Duma, the gap between strong and weak factions has once again widened and is divided into several levels.

The first level, of course, is Gryzlov's Petersburg faction and Wang Ye's faction. Both factions have obtained more than 150 seats, which is far ahead.

The second level is Kovchenko's new faction and the Moscow faction, which have 80 and 60 seats respectively. Their strength is obviously much weaker than that of the first level.

The third level consists of several small factions. A total of four small factions have obtained seats in the Duma this term, but they only have five seats in total, which is basically negligible...

After the election, the atmosphere within the Duma has changed subtly.

Many elected members of parliament are generally more respectful when facing Wang Ye than when facing Gryzlov!

There is obviously no fool who can become a member of Parliament, everyone can see that.

Although Wang Ye is only the leader of the second faction, he holds fewer seats in the Duma than Gryzlov, who is still the leader of the first faction.

But the actual influence of the two is stronger than Wang Ye!

Regarding the ability to control factions, Wang Ye is far stronger than Gryzlov.

This time the party leaders of several factions met, and the status of each faction in the Duma can be reflected from everyone's seats.

A long conference table, Gryzlov is still sitting at the head of the table. Anyway, he is also the leader of the first faction, the speaker of the last term, and there is a high probability that he will still be the speaker of this term...

Wang Ye sat at the second seat, and he and Gryzlov sat at opposite ends of the long conference table.

After Zhirinov came in, he took one look and sat on the left side of Wang Ye's side without hesitation.

The remaining four small faction leaders hesitated for a moment, but then they all sat at the end near Wang Ye.

Only Koloff was more embarrassed. He didn't want to sit on either end, so he found a seat in the middle and sat down.

Through this, we can see that the new Duma is divided into three major forces.

The strongest one is naturally headed by Wang Ye and includes the second faction, the new faction with Zhirinov as party leader, and several other smaller factions.

Gryzlov's first faction is actually not as strong as Wang Ye and others.

As for the Moscow faction, it is isolated and the weakest!

Grezlov was a little silent after seeing this scene from the main seat. He was wondering whether he should replace this conference table with a shorter one...

In that case, at least it will look better from the outside.

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After everyone has arrived, the meeting begins.

What we want to discuss today is the selection of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! These positions can only be filled by the party leaders of each faction, so a few of them can decide.

Before Gryzlov could say anything more, Zhirinov spoke first:

"I recommend Mikhail to be the speaker. As everyone knows, in the last Duma, Mikhail was the most effective one, no one!"

Establish United Airlines Group to expand foreign markets for the domestic oil and natural gas industry, acquire automobile brands to build industrial bases, find funds to aid education in remote cities, etc.

This series of work has been very effective, and everyone can see it!

I believe that if he assumes the position of Speaker, he will definitely lead the new Duma to create more brilliant achievements!"

His words were obviously filled with emotion, and he was not satisfied with Gryzlov and Zhirinov.

Publicly and privately, he hoped that Wang Ye could serve as Speaker of the Duma.

Gryzlov's face was a bit unsightly. He was the leader of the first faction. According to convention, the speaker should be him!

Of course, this practice has only been used for one term...

The Duma before the last term was even more chaotic, with no rules at all.

However, these words made Wang Ye feel a little on pins and needles. He controls the number of seats in the faction, but he just doesn't want to hold the position of Speaker of the Duma.

So he quickly waved his hands and said: "Thank you Mr. Zhirinov for trusting me, but this is not in line with the rules. Mr. Grezlov and his faction are the first faction in the new Duma, and he should be the speaker.

I'd better be the deputy speaker and assist him in his work."

Zhirinov glared and said angrily: "What rules! Is there any regulation in the Duma that states that the leader of the second faction cannot serve as speaker? As long as we all support you, that is the rule!"

Wang Ye was a little speechless. There is indeed no clear provision on who should serve as the speaker...

Gryzlov couldn't stand listening anymore. He and Wang Ye had discussed this matter in advance, and he should still serve as the speaker. Wang Ye also clearly expressed his support.

Why does Zhirinov have to jump out and stir things up!

He said a little displeasedly: "Comrade Zhirinov, it's not your turn to decide who the speaker should be. We should respect Mikhail's opinion!"

Zhirinov glared, obviously wanting to refute Gryzlov's words. Now he was not convinced by Gryzlov, because his faction was obviously in the "hostile camp" with the first faction.

Although the Duma election is over, the presidential election is about to begin!

The candidate of their faction is naturally Kovchenko, while the candidate recommended by the Grezlov faction is Puding!

These two candidates are currently the most vocal, while other factions have not put forward candidates at all...

Since they are hostile camps, how can they save any face? Just confront them and be done with it!

Wang Ye didn't want to see them quarreling.

He is a representative figure of the "neutral faction" and must shoulder the responsibility of balancing the forces of various factions within the Duma.

In other words, even if he does not hold the position of speaker, he still has to play the role of "invisible speaker" in this Duma!

Before Zhirinov could speak, Wang Ye said before him: "Okay, everyone, please be quiet and listen to what I have to say."

He still had this face, so when he heard what he said, Zhirinov also swallowed the words that were on his lips, and the others remained silent and looked at Wang Ye.

Wang Ye cleared his throat and said calmly: "Let's get straight to the point. I recommend Mr. Gryzlov to be the speaker. If you agree, you can raise your hands. If you disagree, you don't have to raise your hands. There are eight people in the conference room, so the number of votes

It will be established if it reaches five votes or more."

As he spoke, he took the lead in raising his right hand.

Gryzlov didn't care so much anymore, and raised his hand without hesitation, saying that people should not avoid relatives even though he doesn't know this sentence...

Zhirinov and Kolov looked at each other and turned their heads away at the same time. Neither of them raised their hands.
To be continued...