Chapter 80 Gorbachev Was Elected
"You said this Gaidar was introduced by Yakovlev?" Zhuravlev asked worriedly. 【Full Text Reading】One Kanshu·1kanshu·
"Yes, Minister. I came to ask you for advice because I was not sure how to arrange this Gaidar. I wonder what advice you have, Minister?" Seryosha asked respectfully.
"Let me think about Seryosha's matter, and I will give you an answer in a few days!" Zhuravlev was not sure who this Gaidar was for a while, so he planned to delay it for a while.
Seryozha took his leave of Zhuravlev and left his office. Just as he walked out of the room, he suddenly found that everyone in the corridor was running forward. Seryozha didn't understand what happened, so he quickly grabbed someone and asked what was going on.
"Minister Ulyanov, General Secretary Chernenko seems to have passed away!" After the man finished speaking, he ran forward, and Sergei quickly followed, and walked to the hall, where the TV was crowded with people. people. Seryozha pushed aside the crowd and walked forward. When people saw that it was Seryozha coming, they consciously moved out of the way.
The announcer on TV is announcing the news of Chernenko's death with a deep voice. Seryozha was first surprised, then slightly saddened. A rush of excitement followed.
"Today is such a sad day!" Seryozha said to the crowd, and everyone immediately bowed their heads in silence for General Secretary Chernenko, and Seryozha joined them. After the silence was over, Sergey left the unit early and returned home. Sergey didn't plan to do anything during this time.
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The news of Chernenko's death disrupted all political activities in Moscow, and before the news was announced, there were endless debates within the Politburo over the position of General Secretary Chernenko's funeral committee chairman. Want to read books ww want w · 1ka book nshu ·
The tug-of-war voting process within the Politburo Standing Committee prevented either Gromyko or Gorbachev from gaining the upper hand. Tikhonov is now presiding over the overall situation as a centrist. He can only say helplessly: "Comrades, since we cannot reach an agreement, then I suggest that this matter should be handed over to the Central Committee for decision. After all, we have just concluded the Supreme Soviet meeting. All members of the Central Committee remain in Moscow."
After Tikhonov put forward his proposal, another round of voting was held soon. This time, because Tikhonov's faction and Gorbachev's people stood together, the proposal was passed.
Gromyko felt that he might not have a chance to leave it to the Central Committee to make the final decision, so he reluctantly accepted the result.
On the same day, the Kremlin notified all members of the Central Committee that they would convene an abnormal plenary meeting of the Central Committee.
So the members of the Central Committee who were already planning to go home were notified to attend a special meeting at the Supreme Soviet the next morning.
Yeltsin quickly learned about the real background behind this sudden meeting through Sergey. Yeltsin has now put all his bargaining chips on Gorbachev, not just him , Many cadres who have been beaten in the local government for many years are optimistic about Gorbachev. For them, officials such as Gorbachev and Ryzhkov who entered the Politburo Standing Committee in their fifties are simply role models in the officialdom. The level stagnated, largely because the central government had no spare positions to provide them, unless an official of Gromyko's age died or made a serious mistake, he might leave his job.
Since this plenary meeting of the Central Committee is not open to the public, Serezha, like most ordinary people, can only wait quietly for the final result.
The meeting was held under the auspices of Tikhonov. First, the collective condolences were expressed to the deceased General Secretary Chernenko. After Tikhonov announced the candidates for the next General Secretary, the voting activities began.
Every member of the Central Committee in the great hall has a ballot that can determine the future leadership of the Soviet Union. Some people filled out the ballot without hesitation, while others were hesitant, in a dilemma. Everyone can see the ballot box in the center of the great hall, and the fate of many people will be changed because of this result.
After voting, Gorbachev returned to his seat with a smile on his face, and enthusiastically joked with Tikhonov and other old comrades, but only he himself knew that his heart was about to stop.
Yeltsin put his ballot into the ballot box, then returned to his seat with a blank expression. He raised his head and looked enviously at Ryzhkov in the distance. Feeling a little sad in his heart, he blamed himself for not working hard so that he could get promoted earlier and leave Sverdlovsk.
The Central Committee quietly waited for the final result of the counting of votes in silence. Gorbachev forced himself not to pay attention to the numbers on the electronic display as much as possible. He played with the pen in his hand, calmly waiting for the choice of fate.
As the counting of votes proceeded, the votes of several candidates on the electronic display screen began to distance. Gromyko's votes temporarily led all the candidates. Gromyko glanced lightly, and then Leaning back on the chair, his tense body gradually relaxed.
Yeltsin clenched his injured fist tightly, feeling a sense of hopelessness in his heart.
As the counting continued, Gorbachev miraculously caught up, and the remaining candidates began to fall far behind Gromyko and Gorbachev.
Gromyko couldn't sit still anymore, he frowned slightly, staring closely at the numbers on the display. Gorbachev was no longer turning a blind eye to the display screen. He looked at his vote count coldly. Every time the number changed, his heart would twitch.
The growth rate of votes under Gromyko's name began to slow down, while the number of votes under Gorbachev's name began to increase rapidly. Grishin glanced at Gromyko, and then stared at the changes in the numbers. If Gromyko is loaded today, he will not be far from retirement.
Gorbachev's votes finally surpassed Gromyko's at an incredible speed. As the counting work came to an end, the audience began to applaud. Ryzhkov whispered to Gorbachev. congratulate.
When the counting of votes was finally over, the audience burst into thunderous applause. The new General Secretary Gorbachev stood up and greeted the comrades present. Tikhonov and other members of the Politburo began to leave their seats. Congratulations to Gorbachev on his election.