Volume Two Chapter 312: How Is It Possible
The conference continued on the morning of the next day.
According to the new organizational constitution, candidates for the Central Standing Committee, Central Executive Committee, Chairman and Vice Chairman will be elected among all members of the committee today. Before the election, the members will speak in order. After the speeches are finished, the Central Standing Committee and the Central Executive Committee will be elected according to the voting method, and then the Chairman and Vice Chairman will be elected.
The first speaker was of course Song Jiaoren, the chairman of the meeting. His speech style was as vivid, interesting and inspiring as ever. When the passionate speech was finished, warm applause came from the audience. Song Jiaoren, who was smiling, bowed slightly to everyone, then took a step back and gave the position to the next person.
According to the ranking of the Council, Fang Zida's speech was fourth. When it was his turn, Fang Zida did not talk big like Song Jiaoren and several others, but instead explained his responsibilities and the role of kmt in the current world pattern and Chinese politics, and the direction of his future efforts.
Fang Zida's speech was like he was delivering a financial report, with a regular and regular sentence. He was neither passionate nor rhetorical in his sentence. Except for the content that was very fulfilling, the others were very plain.
After Fang Zida finished speaking, there was still applause from the audience, but to Song Jiaoren, it was just a polite applause. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he felt that his persuasion yesterday had achieved results. It would be strange if Fang Zida's speech could be heard by everyone. It seems that he might be defeated in the next election.
The members' speeches lasted for a whole morning, which was the result of the conference limiting the time for each person to speak. Otherwise, it would have to be scheduled for a few days alone. When everyone finished speaking, all members began to vote. The voting time did not last long, because the preparations for the preliminary work were improved, and the voting was completed before lunch. After a brief rest at noon, the vote was officially sang around 1:00 pm.
At the beginning of the vote, Song Jiaoren, who was confident, closed his eyes slightly and listened to the votes of each person. When he heard Fang Zida's name, his eyebrows moved slightly, and he was surprised and returned to nature. Fang Zida, as a member of the Principles Council, has always been in charge of the party organization work, whether it was selected or not. It was natural for someone to vote for him, not to mention that within kmt, Fang Zida is not without his own ally. It is not surprising that there are a few votes in hand. It would be strange if he didn't get a single vote.
But the next process surprised Song Jiaoren because Fang Zida's votes were not as small as he thought, but on the contrary, there were a little more. As the votes chanting after the name of Fang Zida came one by one, Song Jiaoren couldn't help but open his eyes and looked at the statistics board that was put aside.
The board is filled with the names of each person. Of course, it also includes him, Song Jiaoren. The numbers below each person's name are the votes. Although the votes have not been completely finished, Song Jiaoren has already passed half of the votes for the Central Executive Committee, and Liao Zhongkai and others are also more than half of them. But what surprised him the most was that Fang Zida's votes were also more than half. No matter what the results of the unfinished votes were in the future, this has already shown that Fang Zida has been successfully elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee.
Song Jiaoren's face looked extremely ugly. He never expected Fang Zida to get so many votes. In his opinion, Fang Zida was absolutely unable to be elected. The morning's speech also proved this. But the result in front of him was exactly the opposite of what he expected. Song Jiaoren felt a little uneasy, as if he felt that something might happen today.
Soon, all the votes were completed, and the results of the votes were made public on the spot under the supervision of the conference. The candidates for the Central Standing Committee and the Central Executive Committee were finally determined, among which Song Jiaoren, Liao Zhongkai, Fang Zida and other seven were selected as members of the Central Executive Committee. This result made Song Jiaoren stunned. In this way, everything he had made painstaking arrangements became a fool? Fang Zida's status has not changed at all. He is still a member of the power center in the party, and compared with his original position as a director, Fang Zida is one step further. As a member of the Central Executive Committee elected by the National Congress, he is legitimate.
Before Song Jiaoren could think about what was going on, it was because of the mistake that there was such a bizarre result. At this time, according to the pre-arrangement of the conference, all members of the committee would vote to elect the chairman and vice chairman. The candidates for the chairman and vice chairman will be produced from the executive committee. In other words, Fang Zida not only served as the executive committee member, but even threatened Song Jiaoren's appointed chairman position.
Holding the ballot in his hand, Song Jiaoren was a little distracted and had not finished the ticking for a long time. Until someone reminded him that there was not much time and he wanted to make a decision as soon as possible, Song Jiaoren then picked up and ticked his name first, and then ticked Liao Zhongkai's name under the vice chairman's column.
After doing all this, Song Jiaoren folded the votes, took a deep breath and stood up. Under the eyes of everyone, he walked to the ballot box with a smile on his face, and solemnly cast his vote.
At 3:30 pm, the votes for the Chairman and Vice Chairman were completed. The following votes will be kept confidential in accordance with the requirements of the meeting, that is, members of the Central Executive Committee, to prevent fraud.
Seven members of the Central Executive Committee will temporarily leave the venue and rest after entering the venue. The final election results will be counted under the supervision of all party members and members.
When he arrived at the lounge, although the seven members of the Central Executive Committee looked calm and gentle, everyone knew that everyone was under a lot of pressure, especially Song Jiaoren pretended to be relaxed on the surface, but he was very thoughtful now. Even Liao Zhongkai didn't react to his conversation for a while. He just repeated it before he came to his senses.
The lounge was quiet. Except for a few people talking to each other for a few words, most people closed their eyes and waited for the final announcement. The same was true for Fang Zida. He sat in the corner with his eyes closed, as if he was already wandering around, but his right hand betrayed his nervous attitude, clenched his five fingers into fists, and his joints were clenched tightly.
I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly there was a burst of cheers outside, and everyone in the lounge stood up at the same time. It seemed that the election results had come out.
"Brother Dunchu, congratulations!" The person who spoke was Yan Xishan, a member of the Central Executive Committee. In fact, he was reluctant to be elected as a member of the Central Standing Committee with his qualifications. Unexpectedly, he became an executive member after the election. However, he also knew that with his qualifications, he was just a student with the prince. Therefore, except for Li Shizeng, he was the easiest person in the audience and had no worries when speaking.
"Haha, the result is unknown yet, so how can you do it?" Song Jiaoren waved his hand modestly, but his smile had long been betrayed his true heart. In his opinion, the position of chairman is a foregone conclusion. Who can take it except him?
As Yan Xishan said, the others bowed and smiled to congratulate Song Jiaoren in advance. Fang Zida, who was standing aside, did not go up to join in the fun. He watched this scene meaningfully. Even Liao Zhongkai stood not far from Fang Zida, frowned slightly.
Finally, the door to the lounge opened, and the two people were the organizers of the conference.
"Is the election resulted?" asked one person anxiously.
"There's a result!" The visitor nodded.
"Who was elected?"
"Mr. Liao, Mr. Leting and Mr. Bo Xun were elected vice chairman."
"Okay! These three elected vice-chairmen are expected to be the most popular!" After hearing the appointment of the vice-chairmen, everyone praised them. Liao Zhongkai, Gongsang Noorbu and Yu Youren are all veterans in the party, and both of these three people are almost impeccable in terms of personality and character. Everyone was very happy that they were elected. For a moment, the voices of bowing and congratulating them one after another, and the entire lounge was very lively.
After a few minutes, the voice gradually weakened. Only then did everyone remember that the most important chairman had not announced it yet, and hurriedly asked who the chairman was.
"As the chairman, according to the election charter of the conference, the members vote without any intention, and are supervised by representatives of local party members. In the end, the chairman elected is..." Speaking of this, everyone looked at Song Jiaoren, and Song Jiaoren also tidied his clothes with a smile. Just as he was about to take a step forward, he heard the other party say in his ears: "...the chairman elected is... Fang Junming!"
"boom!"
Just like water dripping into the oil pan, the entire lounge suddenly became boiling. Except for some people who had already known each other, the rest did not expect that Song Jiaoren would lose the election, and the one who was elected in the end was Fang Zida.
At the same time, Song Jiaoren's face turned pale, and he stood still motionless like a thunderbolt.
"How is it possible? How is it possible?"
Song Jiaoren's mind was blank, and this result almost made him lose his mind. He lost the election, and he didn't even choose the position of vice chairman. And the elected one was Fang Zida, who originally thought he would be eliminated?
Until Fang Zida, Liao Zhongkai and others were urged to return to the venue and report their elections, Song Jiaoren followed everyone out of the lounge like a walking corpse and returned to his own seat in the venue.
When Fang Zida, Liao Zhongkai and other four appeared in front of everyone, thunderous applause rang out in the entire venue. According to the charter, the results were announced first, and then the vice chairman made a brief speech. After the three vice chairman finished speaking, the final highlight of the chairman’s inauguration speech began.
Chapter completed!