Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

On the Duma side, those things caused no waves at all.

In the final analysis, it was just a matter of arresting a few "foreigners" with no status and cleaning up a group of police scum. The "distinguished" members of the Duma would not care about such trivial matters at all.

What everyone is paying attention to recently is much more important than that!

As various factions began to "prepare" for the election in advance, most MPs also began to take action.

You know, election is not just a matter of factions, it is also related to the future of every congressman!

The 450 members of the Duma will face a different future when their term ends next year.

Some members will not only continue to be re-elected, but can even go one step further, such as joining a certain committee of the Duma.

Such congressmen are naturally the backbone of each faction, and they are also the most influential group within the faction.

With their presence, the faction can develop in the long term and even grow stronger.

There are also some MPs who will go to the government or large groups to hold certain positions after their term ends.

It is also a good way to cash in on the personal connections they accumulated during their tenure in the Duma.

In addition, there are some relatively "miserable" congressmen.

I will be unemployed at the end of my term...

They are unemployed in the literal sense. These congressmen have little influence and qualifications within the faction. They did not do well during their tenure as congressmen and have little contact with government executives and business leaders.

Maybe they were elected just by chance, and they didn't have much strength themselves.

That faction doesn't pay much attention to them, they are "consumables" that can be thrown away after use.

Of course, no one wants to become this kind of "expendable", so except for those who have found a clear way out and plan to develop in business or government, all other members are actively preparing for the next Duma election!

Who doesn't want to become an indispensable backbone of the faction...

After all, although the faction doesn't pay much attention to itself now, it won't say that it won't allow itself to participate in the next election.

After all, running for Duma membership requires factional support, but on the other hand, it also depends on your personal efforts.

There are often some people who have no support from factions at all, but still rely on their own efforts to rise up in some states and enter the Duma.

They just rely on themselves to raise campaign funds, organize small teams to do publicity and promotion, go to city after city to do local promotion, and just find a small square or street to hold a rally...

It cannot be said that this will not be effective. If you are eloquent and contagious, this kind of preaching at on-site rallies can indeed help you win a lot of votes.

After all, many voters prefer candidates who have communicated with them face to face compared to the somewhat illusory propaganda on TV, which at least looks more real.

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Wang Ye's office has recently been breached by many congressmen.

Not only those members of their third faction, but also many members of the first and second factions came over.

Although there are various excuses, everyone's purpose is the same, that is, they hope to get some resource support from Wang Ye to help them participate in next year's election!

It is easier to understand and normal for MPs from the third faction to come to seek support.

When people from other factions come over, it's a bit unusual...

This is also because the momentum of the third faction has been too strong recently.

He has strong financial resources, and the party leader Mikhail is a rising political star that everyone is optimistic about, so under his leadership, the development of the third faction will definitely be good.

So when their current factions can't get resource support, many congressmen start to find their own way out and come to Wang Ye to try their luck to see if they can join the third faction next year.

Of course, this also has a precondition, that is, the third faction must give them certain campaign support!

Wang Ye greeted all these people with a smile and did not rush to agree or refuse.

Instead, write down the name and let Rosiana and the others do a background check.

Although the third faction is short of people, Wang Ye adheres to the principle of preferring shortage to waste, and not everyone wants it.

At the very least, the new members recruited must have basic political literacy and must not have any "black spots" on them.

Only after passing the preliminary screening will Wang Ye talk to them about joining the faction and allocate corresponding campaign resources.

But today, an unexpected figure appeared in Wang Ye's office...

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Oleg, leader of the Peace Front faction.

The Peace Front is also the fourth largest faction in the Duma!

Of course, their fourth largest faction sounds good, but in fact it is completely incomparable to the previous three factions.

Wang Ye's third faction still has about forty seats, while the Peace Front only has five seats in total...

It can only be said that in the entire Duma, the strength of the major factions is extremely disparate, with a cliff-like distribution.

The first faction is a well-deserved behemoth, occupying 300 seats.

The second faction is slightly weaker, but still has around 90 seats.

The third faction is far behind, with only about forty seats.

As for the other factions, they are not worth mentioning. Together, the several factions "share" twenty seats.

In any case, Oleg is also the leader of the faction and also holds the position of deputy speaker of the Duma.

He is also the chairman of a certain committee and has little real power, but he is still considered one of the leading figures in the Duma.

Usually, Oleg is very low-key in his behavior, and most of the time he does not take the initiative to stand up and make a voice.

He never had any objections to the proposals of the three powerful speakers, Grezlov, Wang Ye, and Koloff, let alone objected.

Anyway, he is the "good old guy" of the Duma and has a relatively low sense of presence.

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Wang Ye was a little surprised that Oleg came to the door in person, but his face remained calm and he stood up with a smile to greet him personally.

"Speaker Oleg, why are you here?"

Oleg smiled heartily and said: "I don't have much work to do today, so I just wanted to come over and have a chat with you. I wonder if Speaker Mikhail has time?"

Of course there is time.

The two shook hands and sat down.

Rosiana brought black tea and snacks to the two of them, and exited the room at Wang Ye's signal.

Wang Ye and Oleg were the only two people left in the big office.

After picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Oleg seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly put down the teacup and said:

"Speaker Mikhail, if I said that I wanted to merge our faction into the third faction, I wonder if you would be surprised."

Wang Ye raised his eyebrows, of course he was surprised!

Although the fourth faction is relatively weak, in any case, it will not be reduced to being merged into another faction...