On the rostrum, several speakers and deputy speakers also had different expressions.

The easiest one is probably Zhirinov.

When Wang Ye looked at him, Zhirinov nodded, indicating that his work had been completed and there must be no problem.

Grezlov and Koloff's expressions were a little solemn. They both frowned and held their chins, not knowing what they were thinking.

Wang Ye glanced around, then turned to look at the vote count.

About two hundred votes have been counted, and the votes for and against are very close, 102:97!

I really can’t say whether I can pass it or not.

However, if the number of votes continues to be so anxious, whether it is passed or not, Wang Ye's goal will be achieved.

At worst, in the next vote, wouldn't it be better if he asked members of the faction to vote in favor...

Everything is under his control!

It can be said that the results of this vote are also implicitly telling the Kremlin that the current Duma cannot be ignored!

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Meddev was probably the most nervous person in the room. He was sweating on his forehead as he listened to the negative votes reported by the staff.

He took out a tissue from his inner pocket of his suit and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

To be honest, he was surprised to receive this nomination.

After all, he is in politics, so of course he wants to climb to a higher position. Taking this position is the best opportunity!

As long as he can be successfully elected, he will become one of the few people in the political arena.

Whether within the faction or among the top political leaders, no one can ignore his existence anymore!

More importantly, Meddev also clearly felt that since the Kremlin gave him this opportunity, it proved that they were very optimistic about him.

Maybe, in a few years...

Of course, it's useless to think too much now. It's better to get down to business first by settling the current matters...

As votes are recorded one by one, the votes for and against are also rising alternately.

139:128

153:167

184:183……

Meddev's face also changed from bright to dark. Occasionally, a smile appeared on his face, but as several consecutive negative votes appeared, the smile froze on his face.

In the large conference hall, many members also started talking.

"Haha, looking at this, I guess I won't pass the vote."

"It shouldn't have happened in the first place! What qualifications does this kid have to hold the position of General Secretary? I just relied on him being that junior fellow student and forced him to be promoted. In the end, he was slapped in the face."

"Shh... keep your voice down. Just talk about these things in private. We did not vote in favor just because we thought he was not suitable for this position. There is no other reason."

"The situation seems to be wrong. The Kremlin dares to nominate Meddev. Isn't it confident enough that the nomination will be approved? How could this happen..."

Some people saw the joke, and some expressed confusion. The atmosphere in the Duma was relatively relaxed.

Some congressmen have no scruples when discussing the Kremlin. They can say whatever they want without worrying about retaliation or anything like that.

After all, we are all voted in by voters!

If you really don’t have a greater pursuit, then you can really give no face to anyone!

What kind of speaker, what kind of Kremlin, I just oppose it, what can you do to me...

In fact, most of the time, the Kremlin does not have a good solution to opposition members of parliament.

We can't openly quarrel with each other. In that case, how will international public opinion view it?

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With everyone talking, the vote counting has come to an end.

220:223!

There are only the last seven votes left, but the number of negative votes counted is three more than the yes votes!

Meddev was sweating profusely, but he didn't bother to wipe it away and listened to the counting staff counting the votes.

As long as two more votes are against the remaining seven votes, then this vote will be considered a failure...

On the rostrum, Wang Ye also frowned.

Because the voting results were beyond his expectations.

Yesterday, Gebrev had a conversation with him and told Wang Ye implicitly that there would be about 80 votes in favor within the first faction.

Including Zhirinov's sixty votes and his own faction's one hundred votes, this is two hundred and forty votes!

Even if there are some variables on the part of the First Faction and Zhirinov, and there are less than ten votes, there should still be 230 votes in favor, ensuring that Meddev will "pass".

But now, it seems that the variables are a bit big...

The question is which faction does this variable come from?

This is what Wang Ye wants to know most!

Perhaps Meddev will eventually be able to get close to 230 votes in favor, but those fewer votes than planned are always a hidden danger.

Because this means that some congressmen have different intentions. They promised to vote for Gebrev, Zhirinov, or perhaps Wang Ye, but actually voted against it!

These people, to be more serious, are traitors to the faction and moles!

If they are from the Wangye faction, they must be found out to prevent future trouble.

Thinking of this, Wang Ye had a headache again. It was also very troublesome to manage the affairs within the faction.

This is different from managing a company. The company side is very simple. Whether it is a senior executive or an ordinary employee, it is an employment relationship.

As long as you, the boss, see who is unhappy, you can just fire them.

But the factions are completely different, especially those who have already served as members of the Duma. They are all key members of the faction and are very influential in certain regions or industries.

And this is all chosen by voters!

Even if Wang Ye is the leader of the faction, or the first deputy speaker, as long as the other party has not committed any unforgivable crime, he has nothing to do against the other party for the time being.

Of course, as long as you know who has alien intentions, you can gradually marginalize him.

For example, such a person is not allowed to join some core committees, and he is not allowed to participate in the affairs within the faction, leaving him aside in the cold.

When the general election comes, he will not provide any resource support, and even allow more powerful members to go to his original "turf" to grab votes...

Now the faction's strength has greatly increased, and it now has 150 seats in the Duma, but it is obvious that many problems have arisen within the faction.

The newly joined members and the old members are vaguely divided into two hills, competing with each other.

These all need to be balanced by Wang Ye, the party leader.

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At this moment, the tallied votes are already 225:224, with only the last vote left!

If the final vote is in favor, then Meddev barely passes. Although it doesn't look very good, it still passes.

But if the last vote is a negative vote, it will be embarrassing...

This vote was extremely important to Meddev. He stared at the teller's lips nervously, fearing that she would spit out the word "Niete", which meant opposition.

But what he was afraid of would come as no surprise. The vote counter showed no expression on his face and announced loudly: "Nie Te"!

The scene was filled with sighs. Meddev's face was a little pale, and he stood there in a daze, his figure looking a little thin.

By this time, Wang Ye's expression relaxed.

Anyway, the results have come out, it’s not too bad, it’s a tie!

It seems that the second vote is inevitable, so I will do my best to let the members of the faction cast more than ten votes in the next round to ensure that Meddev passes in the second vote.

alright.

A smile appeared on Gryzlov's face. He coughed, banged the gavel, and announced loudly: "The voting is over. The Kremlin's Prime Minister nomination has not been passed! Adjourn the meeting!"

The congressmen stood up and walked outside the conference hall, talking as they walked.

This is not common today!

Under normal circumstances, the Kremlin still has to give face, especially when it comes to such important personnel arrangements, the Duma just goes through the process.

The last Duma had voted many times over the past few years on personnel arrangements or policies and regulations proposed by the Kremlin, and all of them were passed with a high vote!

Not one instance was rejected.

But as for this Duma, today was the first time that the Kremlin had something to vote on in the Duma, and the result was that it failed...

Many members have realized that perhaps from today on, the Duma is no longer the same Duma, and the Kremlin is no longer what it used to be!

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To be continued...