The three Speakers had done their groundwork in private, and according to the plan, the first faction would have eighty votes in favor, Wang Ye's side would deliver one hundred and twenty votes in favor, Rilinov's side would also have a guaranteed seventy, plus a scattered five from the minor factions.
This added up to two hundred and seventy-five votes.
Far exceeding the two hundred and twenty-five votes needed for passing!
Of course, the final voting result would differ somewhat from the projection, as the voting was anonymous. Some congressmen might say one thing to your face and do another, promising to vote in favor but actually casting an opposing vote when it came down to it.
This had occurred during the first vote.
The results of the second voting session proved Wang Ye's conjecture.
In the end, there were two hundred and sixty-two votes in favor, thirteen fewer than expected!