On the other side, Ambassador Zhang returned to the Embassy with a belly full of doubts, sat in his office pondering for a while, and then dialed the secure line…
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In the following period, Moscow remained extraordinarily bustling, as the General Election drew near, the atmosphere heated up even more.
The three candidates had already disregarded any personal friendships or courtesy; every day when you turned on the TV, you could see a candidate being interviewed, either insinuating or directly attacking the other two candidates by name.
Even Rossiyana was not spared; indeed, Medvedev and Grezlov criticized her for her age and experience.
Fortunately, Rossiyana and her election team were well-prepared, having labeled her on the Internet as the "politician of the new generation", "representative of the youth", "self-reliant woman", and "a female politician with both beauty and brains".
Among the younger demographic, her reputation far exceeded that of Grezlov and Medvedev!