"The situation is different from what we imagined …"
In the Conservative Party office building not far from the presidential palace, the Conservative Committee was also watching the vote counting process.
The Conservative Senator, who had the title of "the stupidest candidate in 30 years", sat quietly in his chair and watched the scene on TV. The excited luster in his eyes betrayed the calm expression on his face.
Politics was sometimes cruel because you knew it was not good for you, but you had to do it because you had to obey the interests of a higher group, not your own personal interests.
It was not a pleasant thing to be called the stupidest candidate in 30 years, but this was his job.
Only by taking on this job and playing the role of a clown in front of the media and society could he sit in a more stable position.
Someone once said that as long as you had ideals and perseverance, you could have the power to change the country!
But looking at today's Congress, how many independents were there?
There were a total of five, and there would always be five, no more, no less.
Their existence was not a reflection of ideals into reality, but a demand for "fairness" by the people of the Federation.
Their main job was to vote "no" when everyone voted "yes".
When everyone voted "no", they voted "yes".
When "yes" and "no" had formed a "confrontation" situation, they abstained.
Yes, this was their job, and this job was not free at all.
Their existence was precisely to tell people that the Federation's political environment was loose and that there were no barriers between the social classes in the Federation.
It was just that everyone knew that if they wanted to sit in a stable position in Congress, they could not do without the support of other parties. The two major parties in the Federation were the most powerful. As for the Socialist Party?
Sometimes their existence or non-existence did not have much value and significance to society. When they existed, people would think that politics was also free and fair.
Probably …
Listening to the words of those above, the Conservative Party would fully support him, the stupidest candidate, to continue to sit in the position of senator. As long as he could sit in this position, hundreds of thousands and millions of dividends would be transferred to his account every year.
So what if he was stupid, at least he was richer than 95% of the people in the Federation!
But he never thought that he, who was destined to be a supporting person from the beginning, would actually be able to get that position.
He knew it was impossible, but at this moment, his heartbeat accelerated.
He pretended to be reserved, but the latter was indifferent.
He sat in the corner with his chin propped up in his hand. His eyes were fixed on the hands of the tellers on the TV screen. The miracle seemed to have bloomed.
The chairman of the Conservative Party Committee frowned. He got up and left the conference room for his office.
He picked up the phone and dialed a number. After saying a few unimportant words, he hung up.
When he returned to the meeting room, he sat down again. "I've asked. There won't be any accidents, and there's nothing good to happen."
The room returned to its silent atmosphere. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the small TV screen, as if there was some rare treasure hidden in it.
When the vote counter announced that the Progressive Party had won another state, the Conservatives in the conference room strangely breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, this situation was beyond their expectations. They thought that the failure of isolationism would push the Conservative Party to the opposite side of society, but it was hard to imagine that the current situation was not bad.
"The Progressive Party is two states away from victory …"
At this time, the Progressive Party finally showed signs of winning the election. The muscles on the face of the chairman of the Conservative Party Committee also relaxed a little. His expression became gentle and was not as serious as before.
The idiot candidate, who was rarely seen in thirty years, was a little disappointed. He tilted his head and looked at his colleagues. Seeing the relieved smiles on their faces because there were "no accidents", he felt a little dissatisfied. But he quickly hid the slight dissatisfaction in his eyes.
He knew very well that he was destined to be a senator because no one would really fund him to run for president, and the committee would not agree.
The moment of throbbing just now was like a dream. He could not remember what he did in the dream. There were only some traces left, traces of melancholy.
The whole country seemed to be quiet because of the stalemate.
At this time, it was useless to do anything.
Not only were the politicians waiting nervously for the election results to be announced, but the president's funders were also anxiously waiting for the results.
Their president spent hundreds of millions on the president. If he lost at this time, it meant that everyone's investment would be for naught.
Mr. President will completely leave the political arena, because no capitalist will invest even a penny in him.
Every election was a gamble. In previous years, there was no tacit agreement in the election. The capitalists behind the presidential candidates on both sides often spent hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions of funds to gamble.
The winner, four years was enough for them to recoup their capital and even start to make money. In another four years, they would double their investment.
The loser could only lick their wounds and wait for the next opportunity.
In the boring and unsettling silence, the Progressive Party won another state.
In the presidential palace conference hall, the expression on the president's face eased a lot. He high-fived or hugged every staff member around him as before.
He put his hands together and supported his chin. On the surface, he was a devout believer. Before he became the president, he often appeared in church as the vice president.
He often appeared in public with priests or patriarchs. In the eyes of people, he was a qualified believer.
But only he knew that he didn't believe in God at all. All his performance was just to pull enough votes from the believers. He needed these people to stand on his side.
At the same time, the vice president's embarrassment made it impossible for him to stay in the presidential palace like a fool.
The political atmosphere in the Federation was actually quite "harmonious". The winner would become the president of the Federation, and the loser would become the vice president.
But the vice president had never worked in the presidential palace. That would be too depressing.
After being a fool, an idiot, and a believer for several years, he had silently contributed for so long. Now it was time to pay back.
At this moment, he firmly believed that there was a God in this world, and he prayed that God would stop torturing him and let the election end as soon as possible.
He had never prayed so seriously and spontaneously, and he had never been so pious in looking for a response from God.
Maybe his piety moved God, or maybe God felt that having a believer in the president was more suitable for spreading his faith in this country, God responded to him.
The stalemate didn't continue. The president of the Progressive Party directly locked in the election with a lead of at least three votes.
Although the counting of votes was still going on, the officials of the Progressive Party all over the country began to celebrate.
The president of the Progressive Party came to power, which was a great thing for the politicians of the entire Progressive Party system.
This meant that their budgets would be more relaxed, and the policies they applied for would be easier to approve. They could also get promoted faster and get more support from capitalists.
The president waved his fist a few times. He began to hug every staff member, even the cleaning staff.
The hug and the thank you were enough to show the excitement in his heart at this time.
The people in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief. Then the phone rang. The president was a little surprised, but not surprised.
He picked up the phone, answered a few times, and then put down the phone. "Fitch, the chairman of the committee, called me to congratulate me on winning the election …"
Then there were calls from all over the country and even from all over the world.
The governor, the Senate, the heads of various departments, and even the Emperor Guevara all called to congratulate the president on winning the election.
Some people found that on this day, the phone in the Pavilion Lord Manor was almost unreachable. Whenever they called, it would be a busy tone. Everyone wanted to leave a deep impression in the Pavilion Lord's heart at this time.
By the time these things were dealt with, it was already past six in the evening.
Everyone had been busy all day, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Lynch was standing next to the president at this time. After he expressed his thoughts, the president was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face.
He patted Lynch's arm. "You're so thoughtful …" He said as he walked to the front of the crowd and clapped his hands. Everyone looked at him.
"Just now, Mr. Lynch told me that he has booked the hall on the third floor of the Buffen Hotel. The chefs have already sent up a sumptuous dinner, and they are waiting for us."
He also deliberately pointed out, "Of course, this is not a celebration, it's just a dinner. Thank you very much for Mr. Lynch's generosity, so I agreed on behalf of everyone."
"You can call your family or come with us. The bus is on the way …"
Mr. Trumann glanced at Lynch, who was standing silently next to the president. He felt that if it was in ancient times, Lynch must be a sycophant, a villain!
Lynch noticed his gaze and looked at him almost instinctively.
The two men looked at each other for a moment, then smiled and nodded to each other.
As for what they were thinking, only they knew.
Amidst the cheers of the staff, the president and everyone got on the bus to the hotel.
Major television stations were reporting the results of the election, and Congress was also urgently confirming the final results.
The Conservative Party, who used to jump out and pick on the Progressive Party, seemed to have recognized the fairness and legitimacy of the election this time. They did not question the existence of vote fraud, and everything was extraordinarily harmonious …