As for the last sentence, the meaning is very obvious. If the two major factions join forces, they will inevitably gain an overwhelming advantage in the Duma.

Which faction dares to challenge them...

Gryzlov smiled knowingly, it was a pleasure to talk to smart people.

No wonder both the Kremlin and the Romanov family have taken a fancy to this boy, he is indeed very good.

When I was his age, I was still studying in college, but Misha was almost at the top!

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There was no problem in the general direction, the two mainly discussed some details.

For example, how to allocate seats between the two factions and which states each mainly seeks votes to avoid conflicts.

And they also arranged for the elite backbones of the respective factions to carry out "sniping" against the strong candidates of the second faction!

All in all, while your own faction gets as many seats as possible, you also want the second faction to get fewer seats...

After some tit-for-tat and bargaining, the two reached a consensus.

Gryzlov's first faction will strive to win 260 seats, and people from the third faction will try not to compete in some of their traditional spheres of influence.

Although there are about forty seats less than the existing three hundred seats, there is nothing we can do about it.

After all, next year’s election will be much more complicated than the last election!

No matter how powerful the first faction is, it cannot maintain so many seats. However, with 260 seats, it still occupies nearly 60% of the entire Duma, which is not a small number.

Wang Ye's third faction will try to win at least a hundred seats.

In this case, it will become the second faction, surpassing the existing second faction, which is the Moscow faction.

Gryzlov and the Kremlin are not worried about Wang Ye's growing power, because Wang Ye has become one of their own and a partner.

Even from the Kremlin's point of view, I would rather hope that Wang Ye's faction can be stronger, or even surpass the first faction. It doesn't matter, as long as it is not ridiculously strong.

Because in this way, the political situation can be balanced.

As we all know, the triangle is the most stable shape. Similarly, in the political arena, when the three parties check and balance each other and cooperate with each other, that is also the most ideal situation.

This situation will emerge after next year's election campaign.

There is no doubt that the Kremlin is the strongest "angle" in the "triangular relationship".

The other two "corners" are the factions led by Gryzlov and Wang Ye.

Both factions also support the Kremlin...

Therefore, the Kremlin side may hope that Wang Ye's faction can become stronger, preferably on an equal footing with the first faction.

In the past few years, many things that have happened have fully demonstrated that letting the first faction dominate is not necessarily a good thing.

Because this faction is the result of the merger of several factions, there are too many internal hills, and each has its own interests and demands.

Although they agree on the general direction, they also have differences on many issues.

There are even rumors that some relatively large "hilltops" within the first faction will participate in the general election next year!

How could Kremlin tolerate this...

Of course, it is impossible for the Kremlin to express these things publicly, and even if it supports Wang Ye, it cannot be too obvious.

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When the matter was about to be discussed, Gryzlov suddenly asked, "Misha, during the Duma general election next year, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will also run for re-election. Are you interested in the position of Speaker?"

Wang Ye was picking up the coffee cup and preparing to drink coffee. When he heard this, his raised right hand paused imperceptibly.

But then he naturally put down the coffee cup in his hand and said with a smile: "No, no, with my qualifications and prestige, I am far from qualified for this position. Mr. Grezlov, please don't take such a heavy responsibility."
Chapter completed!