"What are your thoughts on the personnel changes in major power agencies like the Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Wang Ye got straight to the point.
Medvedev froze for a moment. He had not expected Wang Ye to be so direct and did not know how to answer at first. He could only smile evasively and say vaguely, "Well... my opinion does not seem that important. The Kremlin is leading this round of personnel adjustments."
Wang Ye waved it off and continued seriously, "This is just a private conversation. Say whatever is on your mind; there is no need to be overly concerned. This adjustment is no small matter. Both the Duma and your government need to make our voices heard. We cannot let the Kremlin decide everything on its own. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that these appointments will pass the Duma assembly."
Medvedev's heart tightened. Only then did he remember that the final appointments of several ministers had to be approved by the Duma assembly before they could officially take effect!
Perhaps in the past, the Kremlin had simply made the appointments directly, while the Duma routinely voted them through without any objections. Everyone had gradually formed the habit of believing that the Kremlin could decide such matters on its own.
But one must not forget that this Duma term was completely different!
At the very least, the Silovik Group was no longer the Duma's largest faction. The several allied factions led by Wang Ye now controlled the Duma.
If the Kremlin's appointments did not receive Wang Ye's approval, then the government would truly make a fool of itself when the matter came to a vote in the Duma assembly...
So it was indeed both necessary and proper for Wang Ye to discuss these appointments with