Chapter 630 Joint Participation in the Election
The statement issued by the Northern Territory Lords’ House that Perficott would not run for prime minister naturally aroused considerable repercussions in the Northern Territory.
After all, that is the Lord of the North, a truly powerful figure in today's empire. If she wants to become the Prime Minister of the empire, no one can stop her.
Even the royalists who wanted to push Princess Anne to the position of prime minister and establish a royal cabinet did not think they had the ability to prevent Perfectcott from becoming prime minister.
What they hope for is that Princess Anne can return with great victory after suppressing all the colonies, so that they can nominate her as the new candidate for prime minister, relying on the prestige of the royal family and the princess herself. Competing with Purficott.
In the eyes of some people, although Purficott is talented and powerful, if she wants to become the Prime Minister of the Empire, no one can stop her head-on.
But Purfict also has a shortcoming that is not very conspicuous, but is very serious in the eyes of caring people, that is, she was too cruel to the nobles in the past, which made many people think that Purfict's coming to power would affect their lives. Benefit.
If Purficott continues to maintain this trend of suppressing everything, no one will say anything about her superior position, because it is really not enough.
But if someone stands up and resists the pressure brought by Purficott, then those who are dissatisfied with her will stand up and support this person who resists the pressure brought by Purficott, So as to compete with her.
These royalists know that it is difficult for them to achieve great things, but they also understand that as long as Princess Anne can confront Perfectcott, the princess will be able to gain sufficient support.
Even if she is a royal family, even if she will become the empress of the empire in the future, all this is negotiable in the face of interests.
Now, Purficott has proactively announced that he will not run for prime minister, which undoubtedly gives many people confidence and makes them feel that there are new variables in this prime minister election.
After all, without Perficott, a competitor who can suppress everyone, no party thinks that they will be worse than others.
Even if the North will introduce other candidates to represent the interests of the North and Perfectcott's will, the gap between Perfectcott herself and the people she elects is huge. .
It is so huge that in the eyes of others, the candidates recommended by the North may have no chance of winning.
There are not many people who can understand this, so all parties have started to take small actions that are in their own interests.
Whether they were sending people to support Princess Anne’s suppression of the colonies, finding ways to build momentum for her, or acting as an opposition to hinder her, the northern border suddenly became extremely lively.
The forces supporting the eldest princess are easy to understand. As for those who oppose her, it is not without reason. You must know that without Perfectcott, the remaining eldest princess Anne will become The most favorable contender for the position of Prime Minister.
As long as Princess Anne shows her intention to ascend to the position of prime minister, she can almost be said to be a sure winner without Purficott as a competitor.
Unless a law is passed now prohibiting the royal family from running for prime minister or cabinet, if Purficott does not run, he wants to prevent Anne from returning with a great victory to suppress the colonies. Princess, at least all the opposition must unite to make this possible.
However, the entangled interests and intrigues between the various factions do not seem to be united in any way. Purficott looked at the chaotic situation that had already begun before the election, and suddenly felt that it was a very wise decision for him not to run for the election.
However, unlike what others had imagined, although Purficott did not prevent the northern faction from electing a new prime minister candidate, she herself did not intend to support this candidate, but planned to put the card Lotus pushed out.
The Workers' Federation also won a seat in the National Assembly this time and participated in imperial politics as a worker representative.
Although this was a new experience for the workers, with the experience of building and managing the Dominion during this period, these elected workers' representatives still had some practical experience in governance.
This also made them very interested in the election of the empire's first prime minister.
If you can become the first prime minister of the empire, can you reform the country and make it closer to what they ideally want it to be?
This ideal is so attractive and beautiful that everyone has a strong interest in it.
Even though they know what difficulties they have to face, everyone in the Dominion is full of enthusiasm for it, because they feel that even if they fail this time, there will be another time. After all, the election of the Imperial Prime Minister has a term. .
If you fail this time, you should accumulate experience for the next election, and at the same time become familiar with the operating rules of the empire's political system.
Even Kallen, who was elected to run for the election, didn’t think she had a chance of being elected.
But as Purficott completed the draft law to improve workers' labor conditions and it was put out by the candidates of the Northern Faction, an alliance was quickly formed between the Northern Faction and the Dominion Workers' Faction. Soon, under the guidance of Purficott, a joint election model was developed.
The candidate of the Northern Faction will run as the Prime Minister, while Kallen, the candidate elected by the Workers’ Faction, will serve as the Deputy Prime Minister in the subsequent cabinet.
The political proposition put forward by both parties is the labor bill proposed by Purficott, claiming that he will work to improve the treatment of workers after taking office.
This immediately won them a considerable degree of support. After all, candidates from other parties are still fighting for their own interests and have not proposed a complete policy platform.
Looking at the Northern Territory and the Dominion, they each have actual territorial support, and these territories are actual electoral districts.
In addition, the working class itself is one of the largest groups in the empire. After gaining the support of this group, the joint candidacy of the Northern Territory and the Dominion has gained considerable support.
Even if the workers themselves do not hold many votes in the National Assembly, the voice they can stir up in society is unmatched by other factions.
Especially for those factory owners and capitalists, they need the support of votes, but if their constituencies do not support them, let alone running for prime minister, even becoming a member of the National Assembly will be a problem .
You must know that Purficott promoted the election of members of the National Assembly at the Royal Council. He must win the support of the general public. If he cannot obtain sufficient support in the constituency where he is born, there is no way to become a member of the National Assembly. of the MP.
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