For most people in Johannesburg, elections are a very strange thing. For the first time in their lives, they have the right to participate in politics. Although this right is subject to many restrictions, it is already a huge improvement compared to before.
Most of the people here refer to the Chinese people in Johannesburg, but they do not realize how important the votes in their hands are. Many people are not even willing to vote, thinking that it is a waste of time, or under Roque's strict requirements,
Many Chinese people went to the polling stations to cast their sacred votes.
How should I put it? Most Chinese people don't care much about politics. They put all their energy on running their own farms and how to make their families live a good life. They usually stay away from officials.
Therefore, overseas Chinese have never had a strong sense of political presence, and the Chinese are not good at using their own political rights. This leads to the fact that the interests of the Chinese are often ignored.
This kind of thing will definitely not happen in Johannesburg. A few months ago, Roque instructed Owen to organize people to promote the value of the "sacred vote" to the Chinese in Johannesburg.
On this point, the Chinese are still very good at communicating. Although most Chinese still do not understand the things in the Liberal Party's propaganda deeply enough, they can still obey Roque's command and are willing to vote for the Liberal Party.
At nine o'clock in the morning, in the largest polling station at the train station, Philip, Owen, Marcus Beaufort and a number of senior officials from the City of Johannesburg put their votes into the ballot box under the witness of the media and Ade.
This is also a show. As a soldier, Roque has no right to vote, and Stoudemire, a Rhodesian who also has no right to vote, is watching from the sidelines.
"Is this a witness to history?" Xiaosi has a sense of historical participation.
"Of course, Johannesburg has entered a new era starting today." Rock was in a very happy mood. In fact, it was not a good time to chat. Everyone was applauding with a sacred look on their faces. Only Rock and Stoudemire were chatting behind the crowd.
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At this time, there was some noise on the street corner not far from the polling station. Rock looked back and saw that several bandanas were arguing with the police.
At this time, any discordant voices must be suppressed, so the military and police soon came to support, and several turbans were taken away.
"They are Indians who demand the right to vote. They think that they are of upper caste and should have the right to vote. It is really bizarre." Harry Spencer's expression was ugly. There were still loopholes in the security plan, otherwise these big turbans would not have been able to vote.
Maybe it's nearby.
Harry Spencer had worked in India before, but he applied to be transferred from India to Johannesburg because he couldn't stand the environment in India. He didn't have the slightest fondness for Indians.
It is well known that Rock does not like Indians. The total number of Indians in Johannesburg does not exceed 5,000 now. Most of them are still mining in the mines. They are not considered Johannesburgers at all, and they are not willing to pay taxes.
It is a joke to now want to fight for the right to vote after paying taxes.
This is also the reason why Rock is wary of Indians. The British current population statistics actually include India in the statistics. As a country with a large population, India has a population potential no less than that of the Qing Dynasty. Because of the special relationship between Britain and India,
It is actually easier for the UK to obtain human resources from India.
The reason why the mine owners in Johannesburg do not like to use Indians has a lot to do with the poor labor efficiency of Indians.
In most cases, the work efficiency of Indian miners is not even as good as that of Africans. Africans in this era are representatives of hard work and hard work, but Indians consider themselves "British" and demand special treatment at all times. That is why the mine owners in Johannesburg
The target turned to the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty.
"Indians want to have the right to vote unless a baron is born among them." Stoudemire laughed. This may not sound good, but it is true.
Ade and Philip did not stay at the scene for too long. After voting and taking photos, Philip, Ade and a group of senior officials will go to the De Beers Hotel for a celebration banquet.
It's amazing that the election is not over yet, the statistical results have not yet appeared, and a celebration banquet is about to be held now. Roque can only say: I wish you have a good time!
Rock is also responsible for maintaining order, so he can't leave yet.
In front of the polling stations, Socialist Party staff were still trying their best to persuade voters to vote for the Socialist Party.
This effort is doomed to be in vain. The vast majority of voters will vote for the Liberal Party. Many voters have never heard of the Socialist Party before. Most Chinese in Johannesburg cannot read English. Their votes are given to Liberal Party staff.
If you fill it out under guidance, you will definitely not make mistakes.
Arnold and Irving are also there, but they will definitely not end up in person, and there is no communication between the two.
"Harry, you stay here, I'll go take a look elsewhere." Rock didn't want to stay here and watch the excitement. With this time, Rock would rather find a place to rest.
He has been so busy these past few days that Roque didn't even have time to go back home.
"Don't worry, leave this to me." Harry Spencer was full of energy.
In fact, there is nothing to worry about. Each polling station has a squad of soldiers and a small team of commandos responsible for maintaining law and order. Anyone who wants to cause trouble will be thrown into prison for reflection. They will not be dealt with until after the election.
For example, those Indians who made trouble just now will probably take some time to get out of prison.
The entire voting will last for one day, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.
The Election Committee will count the votes overnight. This work will be carried out under the supervision of the London Supervisory Team to ensure that the election results are fair and effective. The upcoming Johannesburg Parliament has a total of 35 seats. The Election Committee will decide the distribution ratio of parliamentary seats based on the election results.
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What makes Roque very dissatisfied is that according to the opinion of the supervisory team, even if the Liberal Party's advantage is greater, the Liberal Party can only obtain 70% of the parliamentary seats, and the remaining seats should be obtained by other political parties.
This is to prevent the Liberal Party from dominating the parliament. In the current situation in Johannesburg, if the parliamentary seats are allocated completely according to the election results, then the Liberal Party may really get all the seats. In this way, Johannesburg’s democratic representative system will become
a joke.
The biggest winner is undoubtedly the Socialist Party. Fortunately, Roque reacted quickly after learning about this plan. Almost overnight, several political parties appeared in Johannesburg, all of which aimed to disperse the seats of society.
Rock was very busy on this day. There were ten polling places in Johannesburg, and the other twenty polling places were in the towns around Johannesburg. Ziwei Town had two polling places because of its large population. Rock was there one day.
Within a few days, these polling places were visited again.
The situation was still good, everything went smoothly, all the polling places were in order, no one dared to jump out and cause trouble at this time, the umbrella company played a huge role, all the company's security personnel were dispatched, they were temporarily hired by the election committee.
At five o'clock in the evening, all polling places closed on time, and the boxes containing the ballots were returned to Johannesburg under the escort of military police. The election committee staff began to count the votes overnight.
"Lord, you should go and take a rest." Harry Spencer was a little worried about Rock's condition. Rock had been a little excited all day, and his eyes were now bloodshot.
"It doesn't matter. We will probably be busy all night today. No one can rest until the election results come out." Roque insisted, having already drank a large pot of coffee.
"I wish they would move faster," lamented Harry Spencer, who was also having a stressful day.
In the era before computers, the efficiency of counting election results was very inefficient. The election committee staff worked in teams of four, with one person counting votes, one person recording, and two people responsible for supervision to prevent errors. There were more than a hundred people working in the entire warehouse at the same time.
The sound was very noisy.
As for the staff of the inspection team who were supposed to supervise on-site, they are still attending the dinner and may not come to perform their work.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the statistical work was not over yet. Harry Spencer couldn't bear it anymore and went to the temporary lounge next to him to rest.
Luo Keqiang braced himself and continued to stare at the scene. At this time, the person accompanying Luo Ke had been replaced by Owen.
"The statistics of three polling locations have been completed, and there is not much difference from what we predicted. Ninety percent of the votes went to our Liberal Party. This time we will definitely win!" Irving is also very excited. He is now only wearing
He wore a white shirt, with the cuffs rolled up to his elbows and the collar buttons open. Such a slovenly appearance rarely appeared on Irving.
Irving brought a bottle of wine when he came to see Roque. Although Roque knew it was inappropriate, he still drank with Irving.
"Don't be too happy too early. No one should be careless before the final statistical results come out." Roque was very cautious at this time. The closer to victory, the easier it is for accidents to happen.
Sure enough, at two o'clock in the morning, the statistical results at polling station No. 9 showed that the Socialist Party's vote share actually exceeded that of the Liberal Party.
"Count it again." Roque's face was gloomy. Although this result could not change the final result, it was still abnormal for this result to appear.
"Yes Lord" The four staff members responsible for statistics started all over again with trepidation. Irving and Harry Spencer were both alerted and supervised with Rock.
It seems that there is no error in the statistical results. It is true that the Socialist Party received a higher vote rate than the Liberal Party. For every ten votes, about five votes were cast for the Socialist Party, four were cast for the Liberal Party, and one was divided among other political parties.
This result seems normal, at least from the distribution of votes, it is not inconsistent at all, but Roque does not think so. Roque knows very well what the Socialist Party is.
