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Chapter 1098: Selection of Regional Chief Executive ([-])
But no senator dared to underestimate him. In fact, even if Vespa didn't say much, his standing there was a strong support for Damabas, because he was one of the leaders of the Lucanian faction, and Damabas Si was a Lucanian, and Vespa's speech represented his support from the Lucarian party in the Senate.The influence of the Lucanian faction in the Senate is also very important. Vespa's son Bagule and son-in-law Asistes alone are very senior senators and important ministers of the kingdom. Now they have all been taken first. Appointed as District Administrator.The other leader, Hermon, is not only the rotating chairman, but also has many daughters. He is also married to many senators and has considerable influence in the Senate.

In addition, since the Lucanians have fought with the mercenaries led by Davos for a long time, their development in the kingdom's military cannot be underestimated. In addition to the outstanding veteran Lizaro, there are also many Lucanians in the army. Asians serve as mid- to high-level team officers...

The two powerful Senate factions collided in the first round of elections, which did not completely scare away the other senators. The third recommender stood up. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Burcos, who was not afraid of Strom. With dissatisfied eyes, Pori and Vespa said calmly: "Everyone, the candidate I want to recommend as the chief executive of Corsica is Miksippus! I think everyone is familiar with him, Since the establishment of Dionia, he has worked in Thurii, serving as village chief, agricultural deputy, director of the Turii copper mine, administrator of Demo, administrator of Bisignia, Administrator of Heraclea...

He has rich administrative experience and rich experience in managing metal mines. As for experience in managing foreign races, which town in the kingdom is not multi-racially mixed now. Every official will face such problems. The kingdom has long had a set of mature People with governance experience, especially those like Michippus, who have had long-term direct contact with various ethnic groups in government affairs, have long been accustomed to it.

As for the experience of getting along with allies, this is not a big problem.The kingdom is already so powerful, and most of our allies have become our vassals, especially the Etruscans. They are now extremely dependent on us, so how could they easily abandon us... To sum up, I think Michippus is The most suitable candidate for the Chief Executive of the Corsica Region! "

Burkos's words were very direct, but the elders looked at each other: What is going on?The first election encountered a collision between the three major factions since the establishment of the Dionia Senate!
The Turui faction is also one of the most important factions of the Senate of Dionia. It once overwhelmed other factions and dominated the affairs of the Senate, but the Poluxis incident severely damaged it, causing many influential elders to enter the Senate. Prison, such as En Anilus, Marsisakus, Orifes... In addition to the death of the influential Kunogorata, Burkes and Ancitanos, because of their character and ability, , none of them took up the responsibility of leading the Turiyi faction, which led to its decline in the past few years.But Turui is, after all, the central town of the Kingdom of Dionia, with many talents. In recent years, Turui officials with outstanding political achievements and sufficient qualifications have entered the Senate, and it has a tendency to revive.

The three standing senators are located in the first and second rows, one on the left, one on the right, and one in the middle, forming an approximate isosceles triangle, representing the three major factions of the Senate. At the beginning of the establishment of Dionia, they It has been promoting the rapid development of the kingdom, which also made other elders sigh and be wary: Look at the resumes of these three candidates, their experiences are very similar, they are all in their 40s, and they all served as legionaries when they were young. A soldier who has made military exploits and retired from active service due to injury.Precisely because of their performance during their service, they were successfully elected as the village chiefs of their villages. Due to their outstanding performance, they attracted the attention of important figures in their factions, and were subsequently cared for.

For example, during the Western Mediterranean War, Stromboli was urgently appointed as the administrator of Salos. He made some demands to the Senate and only agreed to take office after they were met. One of them was to transfer the administrator of Castellon who had just taken office. Phlocrates, who had been governor for one year, served as his deputy and assisted in governing Saros.It didn't take long for Flocrates to be recommended as the administrator of St. Ibinia (although at that time, the level of the administrator of the town of Dionysia was not clearly divided into high and low levels, Castellon as Thurii A town under the region, many elders believe that its chief executive position is only higher than that of the chief executive of Demo. As a famous financial smelting center in the Western Mediterranean, Saint Ibinia became its chief executive. The importance is much higher).And Damabas was able to become the person in charge of the Lucania Iron Mine and the administrator of Poseidonia, thanks to the great efforts of Wisba and Bagule.Similarly, Mikshippus' ability to become an official of the Ministry of Agriculture and manage the copper mines naturally has a lot to do with Burkos (minerals are also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture)...

Although they have received a lot of care along the way in politics, their political experience in Dionia is about 20 years, even far exceeding the time when many veterans joined the Kingdom of Dionia, making them feel ashamed , and there are still several veterans who are so young but have rich political achievements in these three major factions. Although this is because these three major factions were participants when Dionysia was established, they have the advantage of time, but it also allows other The elders felt the pressure of competition.

But now, due to the good political resumes of the three people, the elders could not find any obvious place to find fault, so they simply rectified the flaws and wanted to see the excitement caused by the collision of the three major factions.

But just when the ceremonial officer announced that he was going to run for election, Stromboli looked at Vespa, then turned to look at Hermon. He blinked and suddenly said: "I'm sorry, I choose to abstain!"

There was a commotion in the venue, and many senators were shocked: This Stromboli, despite his age, has a stubborn temper and will never give up easily when arguing with others. Why did he back down before the battle started today?
Weisba and Hermon also seemed a little surprised.

The ceremonial officer frowned and said loudly: "Lord Stromboli, since you have proposed candidates before, your abstention will not count now. Does Lord Flocrates agree to abstain?"

Flocrates stood up from the back of the venue. He looked at Stromboli, who was still standing. After the two made eye contact, he said loudly and simply: "I agree to abstain from becoming the chief executive of the Corsica region. candidate!"

"Then, it will be up to Damabas and Miksippus -" Before the ceremonial officer could finish his words, he heard Burkos say: "I also abstain!"

There was once again a commotion in the venue, but some elders saw the clues and sneered.

This was the first time the etiquette officer encountered this situation. He looked back at Antaoris slightly nervously.

Antaoris signaled him to stay calm, and then said loudly: "Are there any elders who want to be elected?"

Due to the withdrawal of Phlocrates and Michippus, a few senators saw an opportunity, and they proposed candidates with the attitude of giving it a try. In this way, including Damabas, there were three more candidates.

Antaoris then nodded to the ceremonial officer.

The etiquette officer took a deep breath and said loudly: "The nominations are over and the election campaign begins! Please elect the chief executive of the Corsica region you think is suitable from these three candidates!"

The five record-keepers immediately each held a wooden board with the names of the three candidates, each responsible for an area of ​​the venue, and began to ask each elder in a low voice from the back to the front about the candidate in their mind.

Some senators spoke loudly, while others did not speak and pointed to the names on the board.

The recorder used a white pen to draw horizontal lines under the selected names one by one.

Behind the record-keeper is a prosecutor, who is responsible for supervising whether the record-keeper is strictly enforcing the venue discipline and not cheating.

The Senate elects town chief executives countless times every year. Everyone is already familiar with the process and the statistics are quickly completed.

Antaoris did not tell the results immediately, but wanted to present the statistical results to Davos first.

Davos did not answer, and waved his hand: "I said, this time the selection of the regional chief executive is entirely up to you, and I will not interfere."

Antaoulis expressed his understanding. He held a wooden board, faced the senators, and read aloud: "According to statistics, Damabas received 545 votes... so the final result of the election of the chief executive of Corsica was Damabas. Winner! Do you have any objections?"

No one at the meeting expressed opposition, but many people knew in their hearts that Damabas's ability to obtain such a high number of votes was closely related to the abstention of Stromboli and Burkos.

After waiting for a while, Antaoris said loudly: "I announce——Damabas has become the chief executive of the Kosi family area. Congratulations, Mr. Damabas!"

There was a burst of applause in the venue.

Damabas stood up with a face of joy and saluted around frequently.

After a while, Antaoris stretched out his hand and pressed it down. The etiquette officer immediately shouted: "The meeting continues, please keep quiet!"

"The next step is to select the chief executive of the northern region of Sardinia." As soon as Antaoris finished speaking, he saw a familiar figure stand up.

Stromboli coughed twice and said solemnly again: "I recommend Flocrates. The reason for the recommendation has been stated before."

There were a few chuckles in the venue, but silence soon returned.

Because in the northern region of Sardinia, in addition to Santa Ibinia, a metal smelting center, there is also a relatively wealthy and prosperous seaport town of Saros, and a small seaside town of Olbia that is also rich in precious metals.

(End of this chapter)