Three Giants of the Duma

After Gryzlov finished reading the statement, Wang Ye and Kolov spoke in turn, expressing the same stance.

The simultaneous declaration by the three speakers was clearly no joke.

The many deputies below understood. The formation of the New Faction and the "defections" of some members had provoked the dissatisfaction of the Duma's "three giants." The counterattack had come!

Gryzlov, Kolov, and Mikhail were already widely recognized as the three giants of the Duma.

As long as the three of them reached an agreement, there was nothing that could not pass through the Duma!

Gryzlov was the leader of the First Faction, Speaker of the Duma, and chairman of the "Lifa" Committee.

Kolov was the leader of the Second Faction, Deputy Speaker of the Duma, and chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Military Committee.

Mikhail was the leader of the Third Faction, Deputy Speaker of the Duma, and chairman of the Economic Committee!

The three major factions occupied the overwhelming majority of seats in the Duma, while the three major committees were also its most powerful standing bodies!

With all three of them speaking out at once, everyone had no choice but to take it seriously.

After the meeting ended, the statement jointly issued by the Duma's three giants instantly spread throughout Moscow's political circles.

Most of those still hesitating over whether to defect to Khovchenko's camp gave up on the idea.

They all knew that unless they were prepared to burn their boats and follow Khovchenko down a dark road to the very end, they should stop dreaming of playing both sides.

"I knew Misha was smart enough. He and Khovchenko were merely using each other. Khovchenko treated him well only because he was useful, and Misha himself understood that. So at a critical moment, he knew which side