One month before the election of the Puerto Blanca City Council, San Jose also needed to conduct some simple canvassing activities, which was just going through the motions.
It is not enough to rely on what later generations call being close to the people and listening to opinions. You also need to have enough money and power. He has no lack of background and is rich enough.
As a complete newcomer to Argentina's political ecosystem, it is not as easy as imagined to implement some policies. He must also abide by the rules of the game, rather than thinking about breaking these things from the beginning.
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Even in a capitalist country like Argentina, politics comes first in terms of status. No matter how powerful capital is, it cannot resist the state machine. This is beyond doubt.
The Radical Party in Port Blanca is actually a small party or is in serious decline. It is not as powerful as the Radical Party originally said. After Bilongwei Guangzheng's counterattack or inspiration, the rightful owner of the entire country is still The Justice Party dominates, and the Radical Party cannot even keep the city of Eva Bilon (La Plata City). Of course, it is no problem to get a parliamentary position in Puerto Blanca. The Radical Party represents the interests of some capital.
Currently, there are five districts under Puerto Blanca, each district has about 20,000 people. Each district currently has 3 members, which is equivalent to a total of 16 people, and there is also a speaker of the parliament. Generally speaking, it is done It still has a decent appearance, and it still participates in and discusses politics in a decent way. This re-election involves half of the MPs. They are already very old MPs and need new blood.
The Justice Party on the Puerto Blanca City Council has 11 seats, the Radical Party has 2 seats, the Republican has 1, and the Socialist Party has 1. Most of them are from local families who have joined the Justice Party to speak on their behalf. Within the Justice Party It is also divided into several factions, and Port Blanca is also relatively chaotic.
The so-called parliamentary elections are not that transparent and are different from the elections of later generations, but they still have to be staged. This aspect began at the end of the 19th century, when Argentina’s political ecology changed and the capitalist system was formally established.
San Jose is running for ordinary city council, and ordinary council members are also elected by vote, but the city legislative council is not involved. As long as the citizens of Puerto Blanca vote for you, the city council can directly go through the review process.
If the Radical Party candidate has no serious misdeeds (such as breaking the law), the Legislative Council will not bother you. They are directly elected by the citizens of Puerto Blanca. There are about 30,000 voters in Puerto Blanca who have the right to vote, which only accounts for one-third of all citizens. One more point.
Basically, as long as you are elected by the major parties and there are no other major issues, you can basically enter the parliament. After completing the basic process, you can become an ordinary member of parliament.
In the month before the city council general election, Saint-Jesse mainly planned to integrate the Radical Party, and then began to do it slowly. The Radical Party gave him quite a lot of authority in this regard, and directly handed over the branch to him, which was also A kind of reciprocation.
Originally, the Radical Party meant that San Jose could come to Puerto Blanca for gold plating. Of course, he didn't think so. He felt that he had to create a new world on his own and expand his base.
The first thing that the staff team formed by Saint-Jesse did in Puerto Blanca City was to help Lao Li win votes from the people in the fifth district. The entire fifth district was newly established 10 years ago and is less than the urban area. In fact, it is only With more than 10,000 people, it is the weakest district with few people, but it is close to the sea and the overall conditions are good, and it can even build a port.
Sanjesé had never held a public office before, nor had he entered the Argentine institutional sector. He had worked as a staff officer, which was a bonus. His main learning experience was at the University of Buenos Aires. This sign is indeed useful, as well as a series of work from the Radical Party Propaganda Department. The experience, and the recommendation of Professor Pukins, made him a completely new political newcomer.
In order to show a certain degree of maturity, St. Jose started growing a beard in July, and there are two makeup artists and costumers in the team to help him simply trim and match his clothes. In addition, he is relatively mature, so he has a complete set. Come down and live together. He looks about thirty years old and has a good image.
St. Jose was actually quite good at putting on a show. He rarely gave speeches, but it was not a problem for him.
You also need to invest some real money into the campaign, such as publicity, and some sleazy operations such as interest-buying votes.
In addition to competition over funds and background, the campaign also involves fictitious things such as personality and charm. Most of the people in this staff team are relatively good, which can allow Saint Jose to avoid most pitfalls.
Don't worry too much about publicity. Xin'a Media has already settled here at the end of last year. "Xin'a Daily" is already one of the top three newspapers in Port Blanca. Sharing the publicity market with local newspapers will at least make St. Jose's There is no problem with the volume.
The Falcon Bureau has also started stationed here this year and has basically figured out the situation here, but the basic rules still need to be followed. To enter the game, you cannot smash the chessboard, especially since the goal of St. Hesse is not just to gild, but also to be real. Made some achievements.
The most ideal way is to have many friends and few enemies.
This is also the reason why San Jose did not become a government employee or an Argentine civil servant. That would be too slow, and Argentina’s current government agency is very imperfect. It can be said to be a large and inefficient government agency with centralized power. Not obvious either.
This also gave Saint Jose the opportunity to exploit loopholes, and the place was not monolithic. Several local families also seemed to be severely damaged.
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September 1,
The Radical Party branch of Puerto Blanca is a two-story wooden building.
St. Hesse, who arrived belatedly, put on the clothes prepared by the staff and headed here under the leadership of the driver.
"Hello, Mr. Thomas, I am Saint Jose from the Putrajaya Radical Party."
Thomas Stephen, a 57-year-old man with a gray beard, is currently the leader and person in charge of the Radical Party. Next to him is the 45-year-old Rost Clayderman, who is also a member of the parliament, but he is not very impressive. Guy, seems quite low-key.
St. Jesus pretended to look at this building casually. It can be said that it is quite poor. It turns out that the people from the Falcon Bureau have already figured out this place.
"Cohen, this is Stephen, who is also currently a city councilor."
Thomas introduced Stephen with some enthusiasm, and it was obvious that the relationship between the two was average.
Rossiter graduated from the University of Manchester in the UK. At the age of 35, he once served as a congressman in Buenos Aires. He was later excluded and sent to the "bitter cold place" of Puerto Blanca. He divorced last month and is now in the parliament. Bian basically does not show up, he is almost invisible, but he can serve as a member of the House of Representatives for two terms. He is obviously an extraordinary figure. However, as long as the people in power are still oppressing him, it will be difficult for him to make a difference. Saint Jose came to mind. Information from the Falcon Bureau.
St. Jose and Steve briefly shook hands and didn't talk much.
The takeover of the Radical Party this time was also the intention of the above. Although the Radical Party retained Thomas' position, it did not allow him to be the branch leader, and gave it to the young man Saint Jose.
Obviously, most people in the branch here are unconvinced, and Saint Jose doesn't care.
Thomas summoned the entire branch staff, but in fact there were only 14 people. When the Radical Party became an opposition party, many local families directly joined the Justice Party, which led to the decline of the local Radical Party.
"Everyone put down what they are doing, this is San Jose Cohen, and from now on he will be the head of the Puerto Blanca branch of the Radical Party."
The entire branch was in an uproar, and it was obvious that they had some resentment towards this "oil-headed, powdery-faced" guy.
"Hello everyone, I am St. Hesse Cohen. Please take care of me in the future. I will come over this time from the Radical Party..."
St. Jose spoke non-stop for almost an hour, demonstrating his ability to talk nonsense and clichés, which surprised the two congressmen next to him.
In fact, neither Thomas nor Stephen are powerful members of the parliament, and the entire political situation in Port Blanca is mostly controlled by the Justice Party and the Independent Party. They criticize each other and exchange opinions.
Saint Jose left here after having a simple dinner with the entire Radical Party. Although the Radical Party was small, overall it was in good spirits.
He regarded himself as Arturo's disciple and quickly became involved with these workers of the Radical Party, but this was not enough.
To this end, he visited several leaders of other coalition parties in the name of branch party leader, and used his ability to win over some people. Most of them were able to return home happily, these local snakes.
Several subordinate companies have settled here, which has made the four major local families take notice. In particular, Prali International has made noise by offering high prices and intends to purchase the backlog of agricultural products, which has made the entire Port Blanca lively.
As a prosperous trading company, Prairie International is already a golden brand, and Port Blanca is still its home port.
Saint Jose attended several gatherings and came to an agreement with two of the families.
For him, he can cooperate with anyone. Anyway, he has channels. Now there is a shortage of food in Nanyang. The Americans and the British dominate the food market there. St. Jose's fleet can be sold through some secret channels. In short supply.
This trade route brought him very huge profits.
He has thrown out the bait, and a new wave of fluctuations has begun in the small pond of Puerto Blanca.
The economic crisis caused these local families who relied on British capital to be seriously injured and bleeding. Their beef and mutton could not be sold, and their blood was only a little thicker than that of ordinary farmers. The British masters themselves were in crisis.
Yes, these four families basically relied on British capital to make their fortunes. Now the British have cheated the Argentinians. Grain and beef cannot be sold at high prices. They even lose tens of dollars if they sell a ton. If they don’t sell, they will lose tens of dollars every day. We lost money on storage fees and refrigeration fees. Fortunately, winter has come and things are a little better, but it is almost unsustainable.
There is also a cannery in St. Jose. Even if it cannot be sold, it can be made into canned meat and sold to the Soviet Union.
They are just a simple comprador family.
For local families, Saint Jose is indeed a timely blessing. Although these families have many assets, surviving with a broken arm is definitely a cheap sale. The big families in this province are more vicious than jackals.
Saint Jose did not fulfill their wish, but only offended a few international capitals, and he didn't care. It was just a matter of licking blood anyway.
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After a series of operations, St. Jose has also successfully become a popular candidate for the new parliamentary election in Port Blanca. Coupled with the publicity of the new Albanian newspaper, St. Jose's reputation has quickly spread to Port Blanca.
"Hey, this new congressman seems good. If you elect him, he will promise to bring jobs."
"It's a lie. I have never done it before."
"This seems to be true. If you look at this photo, there are several bosses of big companies who have good personal relationships with him. They have promised to open new factories and establish a brand new market if he is elected."
"Maybe you can give it a try. This guy looks much better than the people next to him. He is also young and good at doing things. He has also served as a soldier and staff officer. He has a high degree of education. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. I feel good about him."
"It's up to you. I will vote for him when the time comes."
In addition, Saint-Jesse intentionally visited some residents and donated some food and clothing to the citizens in the slums. Several company branch personnel cooperated and at the same time continued to expand the voice of the Radical Party.
First, he donated a large amount of political donations to allow the Puerto Blanca Radical Party to obtain funds and move to an 8-story building. Then he recruited more Radical Party members and promised to build more schools.
The election finally got off to a good start. The citizens had never seen such a battle before, so most of them elected this newcomer.
The San Jose organization planned a campaign speech, which was very effective. The speech was carefully polished and published in major newspapers.
If his qualifications were not too low, Saint-Jesse doubts that he could directly run for mayor or speaker of the parliament.
On October 3, when the votes were counted, Jean-Saint-Jesse's vote rate was very high, receiving 60% of the votes in this constituency. Now everyone in Puerto Blanca knows this guy who is running for parliament.
In the end, San Jose was successfully elected as a city councilor in Puerto Blanca.
Then came the meeting and handover. The speaker of the city hall called all the council members to hold a municipal meeting and held a meeting. Saint Jose also gave a brief report speech.
It has to be said that the Puerto Blanca Council is indeed a little lifeless, similar to the original town of Santa Maria. It seems that the breath of despair can be smelled in the air.
As a port city, the scale of import and export trade has been reduced repeatedly, and many parliamentarians and government employees have begun to have their salaries reduced.
Saint Jose's expression didn't change much, and he listened quietly to the entire re-election meeting.
The Radical Party still has 2 members, the Justice Party has 8, and the Republican Party has 2. Obviously the Republican Party's radical trade union reform bill has also won some popular support and is very popular in times of social unrest.
After the meeting, Saint-Jesse was among the last few to walk out of the city council hall, and Saint-Jesse's security guards quickly followed.
"Hello, distinguished Mr. Congressman, may I interrupt you for a moment?"
A man dressed as a reporter suddenly walked out of the road and blocked Saint Jose's way.
The security guard next to him was about to scold him, but was stopped by Saint Jose.
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