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Chapter [-] A Naturally Qualified Politician

As soon as he heard that he had an opinion on how to deal with him, the outgoing president immediately became nervous: "What should I say?"

The vice president shook his head and said, "I was supposed to refer to Christina's precedent..."

"No! It's not fair!" the outgoing president almost growled.The former Secretary of State, Christina, was made a scapegoat after the incident was revealed, and finally "committed suicide".If such a precedent is really followed, the outgoing president will be in trouble.

"Don't worry, my friend!" Vice President Lewis smiled, "But now things have turned around, and your life will not be a big problem. Alternative plans have been introduced above, and they have already achieved initial results. Wait until the general election When it's over, try to keep yourself from being tried in ordinary criminal court, preferably by amnesty."

"Thank you so much!" The outgoing president heaved a sigh of relief and sat down on the sofa.

And Lewis seemed to say with infinite regret: "It's a pity that you will fade out of this circle in the future. Everyone knows your ability, this time it is really unavoidable. I hope you can think about it a little bit and spend the rest of the year in peace." Half a lifetime. In fact, I really envy your life like this."

No longer possessing power, he could only lead a semi-reclusive life.For a head of state of a big country, it may seem a bit lost, but for the outgoing president who was originally in a desperate situation, this is undoubtedly a huge boon.

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Election day begins!

Since the outgoing president was originally the candidate of his party, now the party can only launch another one, that is, the successor Vice President Lewis, to compete with the opposition candidate Strauss for the presidency.

The succeeding vice president has low qualifications and has just been in the position for a few days.Even the position of vice president held before that was to take over the vacancy left by Gordon.His political capital is not very strong, and his qualifications are not solid enough.At the same time, the political party they belong to has been negatively affected by the outgoing president, and its support rate has been greatly reduced.Originally, it was slightly lower than Strauss' approval rating, but now the gap has widened further.

During the campaign, Stanley helped Strauss run and run, which is considered to have made great contributions.He copied his experience of successfully running for the senator into the presidential election. Although it was not enough to influence the situation across the country, it at least boosted Strauss' popularity a lot and added a big boost to this victory. A heavy weight.

In the end, the election result was announced——Strauss successfully ascended the throne of the President of the United States with an overwhelming advantage of 70.00%!

In addition to the founding presidents, Strauss is the second Catholic-born president after Kennedy in 200 years.The rest are Protestants.Of course, they are Protestants, but they all belong to the sect of St. John.

Every time the election results are announced, there are joys for some and sorrow for others.It's just that the situation is a little better this time. Those who support Strauss are naturally happy, and those diehards who support the other side don't clamor too much.Because they are wronged in their hearts and know that the political party they support is generally speechless.

The handover has begun!Strauss has completely taken over the authority of the world's superpowers!

The poor vice president has only taken office for a few days, and he handed over the presidency to others before he sat on the throne.But out of politeness and compliance with the law, he still handed over power honestly, and sincerely wished Strauss to lead the country well and create one glory after another.

When the transfer of power was completed, Stanley prepared to push for a retrial of the Haynes defection case in accordance with the original Senate's opinion, and of course push for a criminal trial against the former president.Now Stanley has a strong voice within the party and has a strong presence in the domestic political arena.Not to mention being very important, but at least he has become a household name and has become a veritable new political star.From an underground godfather to a political star, he has completed a gorgeous transformation.

Two days ago, Nero, the leader of his party, met with him, gave him some in-depth comfort, and hoped that he would work hard and make greater contributions to the development of the party.And Nero also hinted that in the future, the party will focus on supporting Stanley, and strive to support Stanley as Strauss' deputy in the general election four years later, and the two will run for president and vice president together!

The spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease.Although Stanley lacks a strong desire for power in the above-ground world, who thinks the black yarn is big, and who thinks the purple python is long?Running for the vice president, once successful, means that Stanley is a vice president with more than 30 points, er, a leader of a major country with the same status as Gordon!

It is worth mentioning that the president of the United States is not necessarily the leader of his own party.If someone in the party succeeds in running for president, it may be more powerful than the party leader.But in general, the party leader has the highest status in the party.Although the current Nero is less powerful than Strauss in the country, he is not weaker than Strauss in the party.Moreover, Nero has successfully become the speaker of the House of Representatives under the strong recommendation of his party.This is also a powerful position that can provide a strong escort for the president's exercise of power.Therefore, the actual energy of Nero is extremely great, comparable to that of Strauss.His promise to Stanley is very likely to be realized in the end.

With Nero's approval and Strauss' ally relationship, Stanley is now smooth and smooth.No matter where he went, others would respectfully call him "Your Excellency Stanley", and even foreign dignitaries would show great enthusiasm when they met him.

"Hello, Your Excellency Senator! Mr. President is waiting for you in the office." A White House staff member smiled respectfully and said to Stanley.

"Thank you!" Stanley smiled and went straight to President Strauss' office.

Now, the transfer of power has been completed smoothly, and Strauss' position has finally been secured.Stanley has made an appointment on the phone to discuss with Strauss the trial of the former president and the retrial of Haynes.Strauss also agreed to meet him in the office at nine o'clock this morning.

"Come on, please sit down!" Seeing Stanley coming in, President Strauss smiled, "I've been busy with handovers these days, but I have already had preliminary opinions on those two cases, and I happened to discuss them with you. But before discussing these two things, there is one more thing to say in advance-it is a good thing."

Strauss smiled, seeing that Stanley was a little puzzled, so he continued to smile: "I discussed with Mr. Nero and decided to ask you to take charge of the party's campaign affairs department. This is an important position and the real power in the party. Position. In addition, in terms of government affairs, we have also decided to promote you to serve as the chairman of a committee of the Senate, such as the Judiciary Committee, how about it? Are you interested?"

Is this considered a reward for meritorious deeds?Stanley smiled and expressed his thanks.This is a common phenomenon in the political ecology, because Stanley made his due contribution in the early campaign.Although these two positions are not official government positions, they mean the expansion of Stanley's actual power in the party and the Senate respectively.Perhaps, this also lays a certain foundation for him to become the party's vice presidential candidate in the next step.

And with such a position, such as the position of the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in the process of communicating with foreign countries, even when facing big countries like China and Russia, the other party should treat him as a person above the ministerial level.The benefits are naturally many and many.

Seeing that Stanley readily acquiesced, Strauss put forward his own views on the two cases. "We have reached a consensus a long time ago. Director Haynes' case must be problematic. Promoting the retrial of his case is an inevitable requirement of legal justice. In the last two days, I will let the Ministry of Justice handle it This matter. It’s just that when the retrial process is officially launched, Director Haynes needs to be personally present to cooperate. Of course, the current political environment is different, and there is no security threat for him to return to the United States.”

Stanley nodded.

Strauss continued: "As for the things done by the former president, there is no doubt that they are extremely bad. Those despicable things should be punished with the most severe sanctions in any country. But there is one thing worth noting: that is, our The image of the United States. An imposing president of the United States turned out to be a conspirator, a murderer, and a patron of the evil church. How will the world view the United States? How will it judge our great excess? Perhaps people around the world will ridicule and say The president we elected turned out to be such a guy, and the United States will become the laughing stock of the world. None of us would like to see such an unfavorable situation. Therefore, this matter needs to be more cautious.”

Attitudes seem to have changed!Stanley smelled something bad from it. "So, Uncle, what do you think we should do?" Stanley asked with a calm smile.

Strauss sighed: "You are an upright person, and I am confident that I am the same. There is no doubt that there is no room for evil in our eyes. However, there are too many trade-offs in politics, and some Sometimes it is necessary to make eight-point concessions for the sake of ten-point interests. Please believe me, this is not an exchange of interests with the former president’s party, but just because of the image and interests of the entire United States. Hey, once you sit in this chair Only then did I realize that there are too many things to endure.”

Stanley took a deep breath.Strauss' attitude has been very clear - let the former president go!

Stanley did not know what reason, what force, had caused this transformation in Strauss.But Stanley knew that his current energy was simply not enough to change all this.

So he got up, smiled, bowed and said: "Since you shoulder the important task of leading such a huge country, you will naturally have to bear unimaginable pressure and helplessness. I understand this very well. As for the handling of these two cases, I think Your thoughts are undoubtedly wise, and your vision is far-reaching. By the way, I think I can handle the position of the party’s election affairs department. But the chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, hehe, I am not a legal professional. I can’t remember exactly how many articles and clauses there are in the constitution, and I hope you and Mr. Nero can choose a more suitable candidate. Of course, for your concern and love, please allow me to express my most sincere respect and thanks!”

After all, Stanley said goodbye with a smile and left Strauss' office.

Watching Stanley leave, Strauss' lips moved, and he shook his head slightly and said to himself: "Who said that young people have no city? Who said that this is just a leader of the underworld? This young man seems to be a natural qualified politician."