While attacking Rosiana, Gryzlov and Medvedev naturally did not forget to attack each other...
Amid all this chaos, Moscow's political scene gradually split into four major factions.
Three factions supported the three candidates respectively, while one remained neutral...
Wang Ye was naturally the representative of the neutral camp. However, there were not many politicians like him who stayed out of it, and most of them were concentrated in the Duma.
Watching the political scene grow more chaotic by the day, Wang Ye was somewhat worried. But it was not yet time for him to publicly state his position, so he could not say anything too explicit. Still, there were some things he could do.
After lunch that day, he strolled over to Gryzlov's office.
Although Gryzlov had recently devoted all his energy and time to the election, he still held the position of Duma Speaker, so he continued working from his office at the Duma.
It was just that he had almost completely stopped handling Duma affairs, leaving everything to Wang Ye.
After all, once the election officially began some time later, he would resign as Duma Speaker. Wang Ye, as First Deputy Speaker, would then temporarily serve as acting speaker.
Upon learning that Wang Ye had come by, Gryzlov warmly came out to greet him and gave him a big hug the moment they met.
"Ha, Misha, you've been working hard lately. With the election going on, I haven't had the energy to handle matters at the Duma. But leaving the Duma to you puts my mind completely at ease," he said apologetically.
Wang Ye naturally gave a bashful smile and said it was simply his duty.
After the two sat down, Wang Ye asked with concern, "Mr. Speaker, I heard the latest poll results are out. The support