Chapter 1176: Election Industrialization
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In the final analysis, the biggest factor affecting Jinjing now, or the biggest reason for the opposition to point fingers at him, is his own economic behavior.
Although I borrowed a lot of money from Fan Wuxian before, there is always a time lag between investment and return, and it is obviously necessary to make good use of this money as much as possible and solve my most troublesome things, which obviously requires a lot of means, but it is obviously very hard to govern a country, there are many sudden incidents, and there are more places to use money.
Therefore, in any respect, the arrival of Fan Wuxian is a huge support for Putin, and with his strength and Fan Wuxi's funds, it should be no problem to suppress these opponents in one fell swoop.
The day before Van arrived in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a rally of more than 5,000 people, openly attacked the opposition for colluding with foreign forces, saying that they intended to take to the streets to protest against the government and lead Russia to chaos and instability.
Putin's speech has been called the most severe confrontation with the opposition, and in a few months, Russia will hold elections for the State Duma, which is not only a summary of Koputin's first presidential term, but also a prelude and test for the Russian presidential election in March next year, and Russia's domestic politics are entering a most sensitive period.
While the Russian media covered Putin's speech extensively, the West unanimously referred to him as an agitator, saying that he was raising the blame for the election, intensified the demonization of his domestic opposition and the West, and intended to maintain his influence after his resignation.
Putin's fiery rhetoric was expressed at the All-Russian Congress held at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, organized by the United Russia Party and others, and attended by Putin's supporters from all over the country, as well as pro-government Nash and the Young Guard.
Calling on participants to support the United Russia party, Putin said that among the State Duma candidates there are those who are trying to restore the oligarchy based on corruption and lies. They want revenge, and if these opposition take control, Russia could relapse into the chaos and turmoil that existed before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and they will once again deceive the people and enrich themselves.
At the same time, he accused Western countries of interfering in Russia's internal affairs. He said that those who oppose us want to see a poor country. They want an unorganized, disorderly, divided Russian society so that they can do evil behind their backs. And it is a pity that there are some such forces in Russia, who count on the support of foreign foundations and foreign governments, and not on their own people. Opposition politicians receive money from foreign embassies, and they are effectively acting as agents of foreign governments.
To this end, he called on his supporters to vote for the United Russia party, saying that in the coming months, Russia will have a new leadership.
The atmosphere of the scene was described in detail by the Russian media, and before Putin arrived at the venue, Soviet patriotic songs from the seventies and eighties of the last century were played, such as "I serve Russia" and "How vast is my motherland". There was a band of young people, and a band of girls sang "I want someone like Putin," and many people in the room waved flags and slogans written on them praising the president and calling on Russia to continue Putin's policies. Some of the young ladies also had Putin's name written on their cheeks.
When Putin came to power, there was thunderous cheer in the stadium. Putin said that it is necessary to maintain policy continuity so that the country can develop smoothly and steadily, and that the welfare of citizens and national security will not be affected by political risks. Voting for United Russia is tantamount to voting for national stability. Stability and peace do not fall from the sky, they are not yet absolutely guaranteed, and that requires a fierce struggle at home and abroad.
The West was very sensitive to Putin's speech, with the Warwickton Post running the headline "Putin Links Opposition to the West" and the subheadline "Demonization Heating Up as Election Approaches," and the report said that equating opposition to Putin and the United Russia party with betrayal is the main cliché of the ruling elite. But in the run-up to the State Duma elections and the presidential election, the tone is heating up.
Putin's United Russia party, according to opinion polls, will win a landslide, but they leave no chance for their opponents, and the demonization campaign in the government media has intensified with each passing day, claiming that grassroots activists in Russia have joined forces with Western governments, especially the United States, to overthrow Putin, as in Ukraine and Georgia, by bringing pro-Western governments to power through street protests.
The International Herald Tribune called the rally a strange mixture of Russian and Soviet-style propaganda and American-style political rallies, and said President Putin had attacked the opposition the hardest yet.
The Associated Press said that Putin likened his critics to foreign-funded lackeys, accusing opposition politicians of receiving money from foreign countries like jackals eating scavengers. They believe that Putin's move is intended to ensure the United Russia party's position in the State Duma, which is a powerful lever to maintain influence after his resignation, Reuters said that Putin used Cold War-style language when accusing foreign governments of funding the opposition to weaken Russia, while also reporting that Russian opposition leader and former chess world champion Kasparov called on Putin's opponents to destroy votes in the State Duma elections.
Fan Wuxian came to Moscow this time, but he was relatively low-key.
Winter in Moscow, it is really not an exaggeration to describe the cold and freezing, the ice and snow have long been thickly covered on the Volga River, far colder than the capital, since getting off the plane, Fan Wuxian and Luo Lin and others have been wrapped in thick fur coats, sat in the car sent by the special liaison office set up by Fan's Investment Group in Moscow, and drove all the way to the liaison office.
Through the car window, Fan Wuxian can see some clues, despite the cold climate, the political activities of the Russians are still going on as usual, as the two major political events approach, the smell of elections in Moscow is getting stronger, showing that the country is entering an important political period.
Campaign posters of the major political parties are displayed on many large outdoor billboards on the streets, leaflets and advertisements are always displayed at crowded subway entrances and exits, and small posters of anti-Putin parties such as "Another Russia" are plastered all over the subway cars.
Each polling station posted detailed voting information on the main bulletin board in its area. On Red Square, the United Russia Party's huge posters of 20 to 30 meters long and 5 or 6 meters high were very eye-catching, and in the distance you could see the huge slogan "Moscow votes for Putin!" "Wait.
Just as they were walking slowly, a procession of three or four hundred people walked through the street next to them, waving banners, holding signs with large portraits of someone, and shouting slogans, as if the cold weather had no effect on them at all.
Especially when Fan Wuxian saw that some of the little girls who participated in the parade actually showed their white thighs, he couldn't help but feel a little painful, could it be said that their physical fitness was so good, and they were not afraid of frostbite?
"Russians are so active in elections? There is still more than half a year before the Duma election..."Fan Wuxian couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw this scene.
Elections are a very expensive thing, and if it were in the United States, people who wanted to participate in the presidential election would basically have to rely on the sponsorship of a consortium to be able to afford such extravagant political activities, and the general investment would take hundreds of millions of dollars to be able to cope with it.
In a big country like Russia, which is relatively economically backward, although it does not cost so much money to participate in the election, the same campaign expenses will not be a small amount, and there is one thing that makes Fan Wuxian feel a little incredible, do Russians have nothing to do, and they just hold flags and march every day to express their support for someone and a certain party?
Fan Wuxian's subordinate, the head of the liaison office in Moscow, explained to Fan Wuxian: "These people are professional fans, generally speaking, they are professional marchers who are employed by a certain party or a certain campaign, and their financial resources are mainly dependent on election campaigns, so they may be seen on the streets at any time of the year." ”
After hearing this, Fan Wuxian smiled and said, "Haha, it won't be employed by a different party, that would be interesting." ”
Just imagine, if there was just such a group of people, who support Putin today and the opposition tomorrow, and their marches are filmed on camera for comparison, it will definitely be very good news material.
"Of course, this kind of thing can't happen...", the person in charge of the liaison office immediately replied with a smile, "This work is also done with professional ethics, and besides, the election committees of various parties generally have very detailed records, so it is impossible to make such an embarrassment, everyone always needs some more dedicated marches, and it is difficult for temporary workers to get involved in this industry." ”
Fan Wuxian nodded yes, no matter what the heart is, as long as there is a market demand, it can form an industry, and the election campaign has undoubtedly become an industry in Western countries, which is also inevitable, no wonder every year before and after the US election, the media will be extremely excited, that is when they can increase the ratings by writing anything.
Especially when the two factions are going head-to-head to solicit votes, even if the reporters are looking for something to catch the wind and break the news, they will not be met with any overreaction, of course, there is also a premise, that is, this kind of revelation will not have a negative impact on the candidates.
Otherwise, the other party will still pursue it to the end. There are no pop-ups