Ivita realized that Lord Prole's goal was to sow discord.
His actions bore resemblance to the public opinion wars on Earth in her previous life, where some people would intentionally hire trolls to express extreme opinions online on behalf of their opponents. This would sway public opinion towards extremism, causing the undecided or those of weak will to begin to despise those supporting these views.
Lord Prole's manipulation was similar.
He deliberately sided with the supporters of the city faction, ostensibly expressing his support for these people, while in reality, his extreme remarks were intended to sway the undecided to oppose the city faction.
Unfortunately, this approach was a bit too straightforward. If he could covertly influence city council members and bribe some of them to express similar views, the effect would be better.
However, Ivita realized that this method was also unreliable.