Wang Ye naturally received news of such a major event right away.
But unlike everyone else, he had no intention of eyeing that position. He could not possibly become prime minister himself, nor did he have a suitable candidate to recommend.
Khovchenko had no interest in the position. Rosiana wanted it badly, but she lacked the seniority and had long since been rejected by her godfather's side.
So Wang Ye could now stay out of it and watch the tigers fight from the mountain.
He would see who could stand out from this competition and claim the position.
However, Wang Ye was very interested in the departing Kasyanov!
That man was unquestionably a talented individual.
In his previous life, Kasyanov had seemingly been "dismissed" by the Kremlin at around this same time. After leaving office, he never held another government post.
Of course, it was not that he did not want one. When the Kremlin dismissed him, he had made a harsh declaration: from then on, he would only hold positions elected by popular vote and would never again accept appointments or assignments.
Later, he even formed his own faction. He first tried to break into the Duma, but failed.
Then he set his sights on the Kremlin, only to fail to even obtain candidate eligibility.
His abilities could not be judged lacking simply because he suffered repeated failures. By then, he had become one of the representative figures of the opposition. Naturally, they could not let him enter the Duma, much less run in a national election...
As such a steadfast, iconic opposition figure, Kasyanov's daily work consisted of attacking the government and the Kremlin, especially one particular person.
Whenever the government introduced any policy, he had to pick out flaws in it. Every few days, he would accept