Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Although he became the son-in-law of the Romanov family and was engaged to the Grand Duchess Rosiana, all this will not have much impact on the royal family in a short time.

He knows very well that these are external things that can only serve as icing on the cake, but they cannot provide help in times of need.

Only when his own strength becomes stronger can he be able to maneuver among all forces with ease.

Otherwise, not only will this identity not bring you any help, it will even become a burden!

So after finishing the engagement, Wang Ye turned his energy back to work.

The time has come to October, and 2003 will soon be over.

The publicity competition between various factions has also begun to heat up!

The second faction now no longer cares about "attacking" Wang Ye, because they have become unable to protect themselves.

After Gryzlov and Wang Ye "conspired", they began a series of measures specifically targeting the second faction.

For example, within the traditional sphere of influence of the second faction, that is, in the Moscow region, both the first and third factions have increased their investment, each focusing on several areas to avoid competition with each other.

What we are grabbing is the seat of the second faction!

If only Wang Ye's third faction does this, then it doesn't matter to the second faction. In any case, their faction's foundation is still there, and their number is larger than that of the third faction.

But now that the first faction has joined in, the second faction can no longer bear it.

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In a large manor in the suburbs, the core figures of the second faction gathered here and held a meeting.

The second faction has two core figures, the Deputy Speaker of the Duma and the party leader Kolov, and the other is the Governor of Moscow Luzhkov!

One of the two is in the open, and the other is in... also in the open. They can be regarded as the "double core" of the faction, but they develop separately on two lines.

However, Kolov only accumulated qualifications in the Duma, while Luzhkov's ambitions were even greater. He planned to hit the top position!

In the last general election, he almost ran for office, but after many negotiations, he gave up the opportunity.

But this does not mean that Luzhkov will not participate in the general election in the future. To be honest, he is currently considering whether to participate in next year's election and has not yet made up his mind.

"The situation is very serious. According to reports from many members of the faction, they have encountered intense sniping in their respective districts! Either Gryzlov's people or Mikhail's people. Look at the situation. The two families are joining forces to attack us."

Koloff said with a stern expression.

When he said this, several backbones of the factions below also started to complain.

"Yes! Originally, there was basically no one competing with me in my constituency. However, a member of the first faction suddenly appeared during this period. He went to every street to give lectures like crazy every day and handed out gifts as if they were free of charge. . Because of what he did, my support rate in the constituency began to plummet! If the faction does not give me strong support, I will not be able to hold on, and there will be no chance of next year's election."

"Ah? Is it the same over there? I thought I was the only one who encountered this situation! But I met people from the third faction, and they used the same methods, promotion, propaganda, and gifts! They are real After spending a lot of money, as long as you go to their lectures and get a bottle of vodka for each person, how can you play this?"

"This matter is definitely not simple. They are encircling us in a planned way!"

"That's right. It's premeditated at first glance. We must launch a counterattack immediately, otherwise we won't even have to participate in next year's election and we will definitely lose."

…

Key members of the faction expressed their opinions one after another, but most of them were not optimistic.

Koloff's mood became increasingly heavy. The people present today are all key personnel within the faction. They are counting on them to get as many Duma seats as possible next year.

As a result, these key members all encountered snipers!

With calculated calculations and unintentional calculations, coupled with the two major rival factions, one is profound and powerful, and the other is rich in financial resources and is in the limelight!

As for my own side, no matter whether I am competing for strength, foundation or financial resources, I am at a disadvantage!

It’s really hard to do…

Luzhkov, who had been smoking silently and gloomily beside him, suddenly spoke.

He put out the cigarette butt in his hand and coughed twice. Everyone fell silent and turned their eyes to him.

To be honest, Luzhkov is the real "soul" of the faction!

After decades of working in politics, he has countless disciples and old friends, many of whom he mentored.

In the national political arena, his prestige is very high, even the Kremlin is afraid of him!

"Don't mess up your position! According to the information I have, the first faction has indeed united with the third faction to deal with us together." Luzhkov said in a hoarse voice.

Hearing what he said, the conference room was a little noisy. After all, everyone was just guessing and not really sure.

But since Luzhkov said this, it must have been determined.

Faced with the joint offensive of the two major factions, everyone was naturally a little panicked.

"There is nothing to be nervous about. In fact, from another perspective, since they have concentrated their resources to snipe us, other constituencies will naturally relax. We can also do the same as them and go to other constituencies to snipe them. Maybe Within our traditional sphere of influence, we will lose some seats, so we can just make up for them from other places." Luzhkov said disapprovingly.

No one else spoke. Koloff smiled bitterly and said with a grin: "Although this method is good, if you want to snipe them, you still need resources to support it. We don't have much political donations now..."

In the final analysis, it’s all because of poverty!

Originally, this kind of election campaign was a gold-swallowing monster!

When the strengths of both parties are equal, whichever party has stronger financial resources will have an advantage and increase its chances of winning.

Of course, it does not mean that whoever has more money will definitely win. In that case, there is no need for everyone to run for election. Before the election, directly compare who has received more donations, and then declare the winner of the party with more donations on the spot. …

In the election process, there is still a situation where the weak defeat the strong, and it is not uncommon!

But no matter what, the party with more donations still has a big advantage...

Only when the difference in financial resources between the two parties is not particularly large can it be possible for the weak to defeat the strong.

If one party donates hundreds of millions of dollars, and the other party only has tens or even millions of dollars, then there is basically no need to compete. The party with more money will definitely win!

The biggest problem facing the second faction now is not that there is no one, but that it has no money!

Luzhkov also understood this truth, so he nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "I will figure out a way to deal with the money issue. Let's try to raise a donation of 100 to 200 million U.S. dollars for the faction within a month. Next year we will The number of seats in the Duma may not increase, or may even decrease, but the position of the second faction must be maintained! If it really falls to the third faction, everything will be over."

Indeed, if the power of their faction is greatly weakened, then Luzhkov will never be able to participate in the general election in the future.

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Here in Damao, the election process is not the same as in Europe and the United States.

It is divided into four steps.

The first step is to recommend candidates.

In this step, legal citizens or political party factions can freely form a campaign alliance and nominate candidates for their own alliance.

Note that each campaign alliance can only propose one candidate, and this candidate does not need to be from their faction.

This is why Pu Ding is not a member of the first faction, but he is still a candidate launched by the first faction and was successfully elected with the full support of the first faction.

But Luzhkov's situation is different. He can only count on his own faction.

Neither the first faction nor Wang Ye's third faction could possibly support him.

In addition, it does not mean that just a few people or any pheasant faction can nominate candidates for election. There are still thresholds here.

The threshold is that any candidate recommended by the campaign alliance must have the signature support of one million voters!

At the same time, these one million voters cannot be concentrated in a certain region or state, and the number of signatures in a single administrative region cannot exceed 70,000!

Just this level can eliminate all the candidates who are "just pretending to be fake"!

It also means that the threshold for participating in the general election is extremely high!

At present, there are really only a few candidates who are truly capable and willing to participate in the general election next year.

There is no doubt that Pu Ding will run for office.

Kovchenko has also made it clear that he wants to participate in the general election. Considering his financial resources and the resources currently invested by his faction, it is not a matter of whether he can win the election in the end, but there should be no problem in successfully participating in the election.

The other one is Luzhkov!

There are several other candidates who are also capable of participating, namely Grezlov, Koloff, and Mikhail.

But they obviously have no interest in participating...

Oh, actually Mikhail does not meet the requirements for a candidate, because there are regulations that only citizens over thirty-five years old can participate in the election.

Wang Ye is only 22 years old this year, 13 years behind!

Unless he can push the Duma to amend the constitution, he will not be eligible to run for office.

The second step is campaign promotion.

After each candidate has determined their qualifications for election, they can promote their governing ideas through various media channels.

The party with stronger financial resources will naturally have a greater advantage in this link.

However, in order to ensure basic fairness, each candidate will be given at least 80 minutes of free appearance time on national television.

Want more time to showcase your talents?

Sorry, you have to pay extra!

The third step is to start voting and counting.

There's nothing much to say about this, it just depends on who gets more votes.

If a candidate gets more than 50% of the votes, he is immediately declared the winner.

If after the first round of voting, the votes of multiple candidates do not exceed 50%, the two candidates with the highest votes will be selected to start the second round of voting, and the candidate with the most votes will win.

The fourth step, of course, is for the winner to declare victory and take office...

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When they heard that Luzhkov promised to "get" a donation of one to two hundred million US dollars, everyone suddenly beamed with joy.

This is all wasted money!

Moreover, the second faction does not have a high target for next year’s seats, and plans to concentrate resources to ensure that the seats of key members are given priority.

If you do the math, everyone can get a lot of money!

A smile appeared on Koloff's face, and he said with a smile: "Then there is no problem! Now that the funding problem has been solved, it depends on the performance of everyone here. I hope everyone can work together to create a faction Brilliant future!"

When it's time to cheer everyone up, you should cheer them up. You can't even start the real competition. If your own side is demoralized and defeated, then what's the point of running for the election?

"Don't worry, as long as the funds can keep up, I will never lose!"

"Yes, yes, we are at a disadvantage now because we have not invested enough publicity resources and funds."

"If nothing else, as long as the faction gives me another five million US dollars in campaign funds, I will definitely win the Duma seat!"

"I...I only need three million US dollars!"...

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became lively. People expressed their opinions, and those who wanted money asked for money...

This is the power of money!

If you want to be the leader of a faction, it is obviously not enough to have seniority and influence.

This is the reason why Koloff can only stay in the Duma without greater ambitions.

Luzhkov has the ability to attract enough donations for the faction, but Kolov cannot...

Therefore, on the surface, Koloff is the leader of the faction and the leader.

But in fact, everyone in the faction, including those from other factions, knows that the real soul of the second faction is Luzhkov!

Just like the real soul of the first faction is Pu Ding, even if Pu Ding is not even a member of the first faction...

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Naturally, Wang Ye was unaware of the "counterattack" planned by the second faction.

He just moved forward according to the established plan that he and Gryzlov had discussed.

Right now, we are just letting the selected key members of the faction "play freely" and do some preliminary work.

Therefore, Wang Ye is not too busy, he just sits in the Duma office, dispatching personnel, allocating resources, and coordinating the overall situation.

During the period before the election campaign begins, Wang Ye will really get busy.

Not only does he have to ensure that there are no surprises in his own election, he also has to help members who are not in a favorable situation to go to the platform and win votes.

Being a party leader naturally carries great responsibilities!

It's not just about paying money, you also need to be able to stand up and endorse the faction members at critical moments.

As for the effectiveness of the platform, it depends on personal charm and influence.

At this point, Wang Ye should be considered a qualified party leader. I dare not say that there are many people who respond to him at once, but it can be said that he responds to a hundred responses...

On this day, when he was immersed in processing documents, Rosiana suddenly asked:

"Misha, have you noticed a strange phenomenon recently?"

Wang Ye didn't even raise his head and asked: "What's the strange phenomenon?"

"Why do I feel that in recent times, there have been a lot of people who want to join our faction? So many...that it's not normal." Rosiana asked a little doubtfully.