365. Counterattack in Parliament
Which planets support Bell-Antilis? To put it bluntly, they are the middle class. In the galaxy, they are in a situation where they can't starve to death without much development. If they want to develop, they must get help from the planets in the inner ring and core area, but if they want to help the planets in the outer ring, they are somewhat powerless.
Therefore, Bell-Antilis' method is to knead the entire Galactic Republic into a whole. Such a result will inevitably cause the developed planets to lose great benefits. On the contrary, it will only benefit the middle-ring planets.
This was followed by a speech by Ainle-Tim, a member of the planet Malastar. He is also very eloquent and explains his policy plans in a clear and logical manner.
His main policy is to resolve the conflicts between the inner ring, the core area and the middle outer ring star region of the galaxy, strengthen multilateral dialogue, and strengthen the Republic's dominance over the outer ring star zone.
In fact, this policy is an enhanced version of the existing situation. No one is offended, try to maintain the status quo, and then find ways to make the situation better.
If this policy is more conservative, it is indeed the best choice. Because the turbulent Republic really cannot withstand a new round of changes, and can only proceed step by step. If it develops slowly for decades or hundreds of years, maybe it will really get better.
Ainle-Tim's wonderful speech won thunderous applause from the Outer Rim Star District Councilors.
Finally, there is the speech of Sheev Palpatine, the senator from the planet Naboo. His speech was passionate and powerful. He proposed to strengthen the control ability of the Republic's parliament, improve administrative efficiency, and strengthen the bureaucracy. And he directly proposed a word - power! He said that strength is the basis for maintaining the administrative structure of the Republic. He will be committed to changing the wrong path of the Republic voluntarily giving up its strength since the Rusang Reform, and guiding the Republic to a new, powerful and correct path.
After the speech is completed, there is voting and debate.
Not surprisingly, Bell-Antilis didn't get many votes at all, with less than 10% of the votes going to him. Councilor Ainle Tim, who received support from the Outer Rim Sector, had a rising support rate and soon received 30% of the votes. At the same time, Sheev Palpatine only had about 20% of the votes.
However, at this moment, the situation suddenly changed horribly!
The Rim Faction represents the group of councilors representing the Outer Rim Sector. This is also the largest faction in the Galactic Parliament. It is their support that makes Councilor Ainle-Tim's approval rate very high. .
In fact, this was originally a balancing method for the Galactic Republic Parliament. Weak planets have more seats so that they can have a louder voice in the parliament and help these planets.
But now, this system has finally collapsed.
The leader of the ring faction members, a member of the planet Rylos, and also a very influential person in the parliament. Orn Free-Tower, who was once able to compete with former Speaker Fenis Valorum, suddenly stood up and shook his clothes. Fatty said expressionlessly: "I support Senator Palpatine's policy plan. I believe that under his leadership, the Galactic Republic can go further."
This statement immediately stirred up waves like a stone, and almost all the congressmen watched in disbelief.
There was actually internal strife among the environmentalist group of congressmen, and the initiator was their leader! ?
Not only that, many Ring Council members also began to boo, and they began to oppose Ainle Tim and support Orn Free Tower and Sheev Palpatine. It is worth mentioning that most of these congressmen are representatives of planets that are close to trade routes and have direct contact with planets in the inner ring and core areas.
It can be said that at this moment, the ring faction parliamentarian group that has been on the Galaxy Parliament for decades has completely collapsed.
Seeing this, the situation collapsed instantly. The Granite Ainle-Tim trembled all over, and his three eyes wandered around, almost losing his sense of proportion. The leader of the Ring faction, Orn Free-Tower, defected on the battlefield, leaving him completely unprepared, and he didn't even know what to do now.
At this moment, on the anti-gravity platform of Dawn Planet, Francis Underwood just looked at this farce indifferently. He leaned over slightly and whispered to his wife Claire Underwood: "Still. Remember what I said before? If you want more of the cake, you have to be the one sharing it."
"I don't think this is a good idea. Palpatine is at the height of his power, and no one can stop him from being elected. If we try to offend him at this time, I'm afraid..." Claire frowned.
"Oh, what I care about is not whether Palpatine can be elected. What I care about is whether we can be the ones who share the cake. Even if we can't, we must be close enough. Don't forget, the so-called politics is nothing more than It's location, location, location. Just like the mansion we just bought on the surface of Coruscant, 8 million credits, why? Location." After Francis finished speaking, he looked at Chief of Staff Douglas next to him, "We How much time do you have left? Doug."
"About half an hour."
"That's enough." Francis Underwood adjusted his suit, buttoned the second button, pressed the speak button, raised his hand and said in a loud voice: "I am grateful for the election of Senator Palpatine. Question it!”
Many pairs of eyes instantly turned to stare at Francis at this moment, with disbelief in their eyes. Most politicians just follow the crowd. Anyone with a discerning eye can now see that Palpatine's election is the general trend. Isn't this person looking for trouble now that he stands up?
Or let’s talk about another situation...
When politicians rise to the occasion, there is only one possibility: break up.
But the question is, hasn't Francis Underwood always been a staunch supporter of Palpatine's side? Moreover, her wife's Outer Rim Planet Mutual Aid Fund has now become a huge charitable foundation and has great influence in the Outer Rim.
Now he suddenly jumped out to confront Palpatine. Why?
Over there, Francis Underwood was already debating with Palpatine. Both sides were very eloquent, and it was obvious that Francis was very well prepared. He actually mastered a lot of black information that Palpatine was completely unknown to, and he punched him with a combination of punches, leaving Palpatine in a hurry.
Palpatine was completely caught off guard by this, and it was obvious that he was not in good condition now. His face was pale, and his left hand was still wrapped in a bandage. He didn't know where he was injured.
But no matter what, with the sudden addition of Francis, those ring faction members who were on the verge of collapse regained their backbone, and the chaotic situation began to stabilize.
