Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Koloff's face became a little confused when Gryzlov explained his duties in such a righteous way.

His face turned red and he stretched out his hand to scratch his head, his gray hair became messy.

Several times he wanted to interrupt Gryzlov, but unfortunately Gryzlov didn't give him a chance.

After finally waiting for Gryzlov to finish speaking, he couldn't wait to defend himself:

“You can’t blame me for this!

As everyone knows, a weak country has no diplomacy.

Look at our country's economic development over the years and its total GDP. It ranks outside the top ten in the world!

In addition, our previous national system had a hostile relationship with European and American countries.

So even now we have become a free and democratic society like European and American countries, but acceptance still requires a process and takes time..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhirinov, who didn't deal with him very well, sneered and said:

"Weak country?

Why, it turns out that in the eyes of our Comrade Koloff, Russia has become a weak country!

No wonder that when conducting diplomatic relations, you always look forward and backward, and are submissive, and you can't even speak forcefully. How can others think highly of you like this?

Let me tell you, the main reason is that you, the person in charge, are too weak-minded and don’t have any backbone like us Russians. That’s why you are looked down upon everywhere in the international community, and your profile is getting lower and lower!

At this point, I think Mikhail is countless times better than you.

He is full of passion for work. He is neither humble nor overbearing when facing anyone. He also fights for the interests of our country and refuses to give in at first!

This is the quality that a qualified diplomat should possess!

Therefore, I agree with Mikhail being the director of the Foreign Affairs Committee. No matter what, he will do a better job than you! "

These words really didn't save any face, and they made Koloff's face turn blue and red.

The leaders of the remaining four small factions also expressed their agreement with Gryzlov and Zhirinov's opinions and agreed that Mikhail should take over as director of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Koloff was filled with despair. He finally realized what it means to be pushed down by the wall, and this is it!

Isn't it because in this general election, their Moscow faction's strength was greatly reduced, and they only got 60 Duma seats.

It fell directly from the original second place to the fourth place.

The "sequelae" of the fiasco in the election have begun to show...

The party leaders of all other factions have reached a consensus and support Mikhail to take over as the director of the Foreign Affairs Committee. No matter how unwilling they are, it is of no use.

Because even if this matter was brought to the Duma Congress and all Duma members were asked to vote, it would be impossible for him to get enough votes.

The combined votes of the Petersburg faction and the Mikhail faction alone exceeded 300 votes!

This will only make your situation more embarrassing...

Now that it was impossible to do anything, Koloff no longer resisted. He rolled his eyes, forced a smile on his face, and said:

"Since everyone thinks so, I won't say anything anymore. The minority must obey the majority.

However, after Mikhail took over as director of the Foreign Affairs Committee, his position as director of the Economic Committee became vacant.

It just so happens that I am relatively familiar with economic work. I have been engaged in related work in government departments for many years.

Why don't we just swap, and I'll be the director of the Economic Committee! "

He is also a bachelor and has no head to the end.

In order to recover some losses, I simply settled for the next best thing and sought a position as director of the Economic Committee.

Although the Economic Committee's influence in national affairs is slightly weaker than that of the Foreign Affairs Committee, it is not much different.

After all, the Economic Committee is actually responsible for domestic economic policies and approving the financial budgets of government departments.

There is also a lot of room for activities here!

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Unfortunately, Koloff's wishful thinking did not succeed.

Grezlov said disdainfully:

"just you?

I have the nerve to take charge of the Economic Committee!

I would like to ask you, in the economic field, whether you were serving in the government or working in the Duma, have you made any achievements?

Comrade Koloff, before you speak, please think carefully.

Look at how much Mikhail has contributed to the country's economic development during his more than a year as director of the Economic Committee!

Are you really confident that you can achieve his results? "

Koloff was stunned. He really didn't expect that Grezlov would be so disrespectful to him.

Suddenly he slapped the conference table in anger, stared and said:

"I'm not suitable for the Economic Committee, so I want to ask you who else is suitable!

Could it be Zhirinov?

I can tell you responsibly that if he were to be in charge of the Economic Committee, he would be worse than me! "

According to Duma practice, the directors of the three major economic committees can only be held by the speakers.

Now there are only four speakers and deputy speakers. Grezlov will serve as the director of the most important committee. Wang Ye will take over as the director of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Then the only two candidates for the vacant economic committee directors are Zhirinov and Kolov.

In comparison, Koloff does understand the economy better.

After all, he has done related work, but Zhirinov has never been exposed to economic work at all!

Zhirinov blushed. He was indeed not very familiar with economic work, but he was still a little unconvinced when Koloff said this.

He immediately retorted: "Maybe I am suitable, maybe I am not suitable, but I haven't tried it yet. But you are already sure that it won't work! So from this perspective, I seem to be more suitable than you."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Gryzlov quickly stopped him:

"Okay, there's no need for you to argue. Mikhail did such a great job. No one else but him can achieve this result, including me!

Therefore, of course, he will continue to be the director of the Economic Committee. Isn't it normal to serve as the director of two committees at the same time?

And Mikhail is so young, so he should naturally share more work. We old guys can’t be allowed to do more work than him, haha..."

In fact, Gryzlov changed the concept a bit here.

Indeed, the Speaker or Deputy Speaker sometimes serves as director of two or even more committees.

But the problem is that the three major committees are different from those small committees!

Under normal circumstances, it would not happen that one person serves as the director of two major committees...

However, except for Koloff, who expressed dissatisfaction with Grezlov's proposal, no one else objected.

Because everyone highly recognizes Mikhail’s economic ability!

As Gryzlov said, in the economic field, in the past ten years since the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, there has been absolutely no one better than Mikhail!

Look at how many practical things he has done in the more than a year since he served as the Economic Committee!

Especially in the past two years, the national economy has also improved rapidly, but the foundation is too weak, so the total volume is not large enough.

But if you give Mikhail a few more years, maybe he will really be able to lead this country to prosperity!

Even if he can't, then no one else can do it better than him...

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Another vote was taken, with seven votes in favour, except for Koloff.

The matter of Wang Ye continuing to serve as the director of the Economic Committee has been settled!

Zhirinov and Kolov were only assigned the insignificant position of director of the small committee, and their treatment was similar to that of the other four party leaders...

Although the first congress of the new Duma has not yet been held, the leaders of the factions present here all clearly understand this.

In the future, there will only be two major forces in the Duma!

The Petersburg faction represented by Gryzlov is a strong force in the Kremlin.

The "pan-liberal" faction headed by Mikhail is close to the Kremlin, but it is not a hardcore force. It is also a major force and can even surpass the Petersburg faction in the new Duma!

Why is it called a "pan-liberal" faction? It's because Mikhail's factional philosophy is relatively vague. It is both left and right, pro-Western and has a good relationship with the East. It not only promotes all aspects of the country to be more open and free, but It also emphasized that the government must have strong control and restrict certain industries...

Therefore, it is difficult to characterize Wang Ye's factional philosophy.

To describe high emotional intelligence, it means freedom!

If you have low emotional intelligence, you are having both sides...

The original Moscow faction has completely "degenerated", and it is difficult for them to become a "mountain" on their own, but no other faction is close to them, so if they want to do something, they must rely on the two major factions.

Compared to Gryzlov and others, the Moscow faction is more willing to get closer to Mikhail.

Although they and Mikhail had quite a few conflicts before and even fought secretly, at least the two sides had not yet openly quarreled with each other, and they were not the kind of enemies that would never stop fighting.

But they are completely different from the Petersburg faction. The contradiction is irreconcilable!

Therefore, in most cases, they will favor Mikhail's side.

Not only for self-protection, but also for the "disgusting" Petersburg faction.

As for Zhirinov and the others, they are a new faction with Hovchenko as the core, and Hovchenko is Mikhail's uncle!

Except when it comes to Kovchenko, perhaps Zhirinov will not agree with Mikhail. On all other matters, he should follow Mikhail's footsteps!

Based on this analysis, among the top four factions, Wang Ye can "unify" the third and fourth factions.

Although Gryzlov and the others hold the title of "the first faction", they are actually isolated and helpless...

It can be clearly analyzed from this that in the new Duman, the one with the most weight and influence among the four major speakers is not the main speaker Gryzlov, but the first deputy speaker Mikhail you!

After the meeting, Zhirinov and the leaders of several small factions congratulated Wang Ye one after another. Even Koloff hesitated and came over to say a few polite words to Wang Ye.

Because Wang Ye had the biggest gain, he won two of the three major committee directors!

It is not an exaggeration to say that the power is vested in the Duma...

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The impact of a resounding victory in the Duma election was not only reflected in Wang Ye gaining more real power.

It also includes the attitude of everyone around him towards him, which is even more obvious!

Pu Dingdu personally called and invited Wang Ye and Rosiana to come over for dinner.

You know, Wang Ye has been there many times before, but it was always Gebrev who called. This was the first time that Puding took the initiative to call him...

It's still the familiar small restaurant, and there are still four fixed people, Puding, Wang Ye, Rosiana, and Gebrev.

It wasn't too obvious, but Wang Ye also felt it, that is, Puding's attitude towards him was more "amiable", and after seeing him, he smiled more than before...

"Misha, congratulations!

I never expected that you are not only talented in business, but also a sudden rise in politics.

The results of this Duma election surprised many people.

Under your leadership, this small faction that was originally unknown has become the backbone of the Duma in just a short time.

To be honest, before the election, I had already underestimated you and your faction, thinking that you should be able to get a hundred seats this time.

But it turns out that I still underestimated you, haha..."

As soon as they met, Pu Ding put his arm around Wang Ye's shoulders with a smile on his face and congratulated him half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Wang Ye showed his signature shy smile and said modestly: "This is all the credit of the members of the faction and has little to do with me. I just provided some logistical support for everyone and...a little bit of funds. .”

Gebrev smiled and shook his head and said: "You are a bit hypocritical. In this Duma general election, who doesn't know that your faction has the most resources and the most abundant funds! Even in the later stages, even Grazlo My husband is going to ask you for help and some publicity resources."

This is really true.

Before and during the election, Wang Ye invested in the constituencies in Wang Ye's plan and the faction members he tried to protect at all costs!

If you manage enough publicity resources, you can spend the funds as you like!

No matter whether the competitor comes from Yang or Yin, Wang Ye will stay with him until the end!

Elections are not just about playing house. They require not only strong candidates, but also the investment of various resources and funds.

At this point, Wang Ye, the party leader, absolutely puts all other faction leaders to shame.

This is also the reason why Wang Ye's faction has expanded so many people in a short period of time, but it is still the best among all factions in terms of unity and stability.

Because most of the members are convinced by Wang Ye, the party leader!

In contrast, it goes without saying that Gryzlov's Petersburg faction was originally a mixed bag of good and bad people on the hills. It also suffered from relatively large financial restrictions and could not compare with Wang Ye and Hovchenko.

The Moscow faction was faced with a joint "encirclement and suppression" campaign by the two major factions and was targeted at every turn, which is why they lost so miserably.

As for Kovchenko's faction, of course there is no problem in terms of funding, but after all, the newly established new faction still suffers in terms of personnel, heritage, popularity, etc. To be able to get so many seats now is considered to be an extraordinary performance!

The other small factions are not worth mentioning.

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