Amid the chaos, time reached mid-April. The election results for all constituencies were announced, and the dust finally settled.
Just as Wang Ye had expected, the First Faction still had deep enough foundations. Though the process had been perilous, the outcome was quite good.
They won a sweeping victory in their traditional stronghold, the Saint Petersburg Constituency, and even seized some seats from Kolov's side in the Moscow Constituency.
At the final moment, they pulled off a spectacular comeback, ultimately securing 155 seats and narrowly surpassing Wang Ye's faction to rank first!
Wang Ye's faction slipped to second place. It won only five seats in the final stage, bringing its total to 150 seats—second place, just five seats behind the First Faction.
The plan he and Gryzlov had worked out beforehand had been carried out perfectly. The only slight disappointment was that the First Faction had underperformed somewhat and failed to win enough seats.
The Third Faction, meanwhile, was unexpectedly taken by Khovchenko's new faction, which ultimately won eighty seats.
Wang Ye had withdrawn from the final melee, but Khovchenko had not. Instead, he increased his budget and eagerly entered the fray, clashing head-on with Gryzlov, Kolov, and the others for seats.
Although they did not win many seats in the two major constituencies of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the important thing was that they had muddied the waters and caused Kolov to lose quite a few seats.
They had even indirectly helped Gryzlov's faction...
For a faction that had just been established, taking third place in its very first Duma election was no small success.
Judging from their number of seats, though, they likely lacked the strength to support Khovchenko in the presidential election...
The biggest loser in this Duma reelection was undoubtedly the Moscow Faction!
Kolov and his