In any vote or ballot requiring a "majority," it wasn't a matter of the more votes, the better, nor did they need to pursue the highest possible number.
People didn't need to do that at all. They only needed to reach the most basic number required for a "majority."
Even if it was exactly enough—sixty-seven percent—as long as a majority had been formed, any votes beyond that made no difference.
Take one hundred percent, for example. Was it any different? No!
Both passed decisively with the approval of a majority. At most, one hundred percent added the achievement of "unanimous approval."
In essence, it was no different from sixty-seven percent.
Mr. Delphi had experienced too much deceit and political struggle in his life. He understood this perfectly, and he also knew that for Gladstone, all he truly needed now was that seventeen, eighteen, or nineteen percent—or perhaps twenty percent.
Even if Gladstone were given the rest, whether he wanted it or not would no longer matter.
A majority had already been formed. Was there any significance in having one percent more or one percent less? The old man understood this, and so did those political opportunists. If they didn't want to become an insignificant one percent, the most important thing they needed to do now was declare their position and begin negotiations.
Otherwise, if someone else made the first move, they might very well run out of time!
Everyone knew that this was the rule of the game, the way the game was played. Today's situation was far better than Mr. Delphi had imagined.
At the very least, judging from the current situation, those people hadn't sided with the Second Candidate. That was the best possible outcome.
They could still win over that portion! He then offered a piece of