Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 664 - 621 Parliamentary Opinion War_2

This was one of Perfikot's little tricks. She leaked the front-page headlines of the newspapers under her control to the political views she supported, while contrary opinions were relegated to other pages or even squeezed into the columns, with reduced space and font size. This made it difficult for readers to notice them immediately when reading the newspaper.

Naturally, the viewpoints that newspaper readers could receive were more concentrated on the content reported as front-page headlines.

After all, many people might not buy the entire newspaper to read it all, but rather glance at what the front page says at a newsstand, considering that they have read today's paper.

Especially for the nobility, they were even less likely to read the entire newspaper directly, but would have their butlers briefly summarize the noteworthy content from the newspaper at the breakfast table, or even make clippings.

If not specifically required to notice, many people might subconsciously overlook the content stuffed into the columns.

Those stirring public opinion to advance parliamentary reform did not anticipate Perfikot playing so cunningly; they thought it was due to lacking their own promotional strength or their voices not being loud enough.

However, some among them were quick to catch on, considering they weren't lacking in genuine political animals among them, with sharp intuition and the ability to promptly sense changes in direction, which were also their basic skills.

They sharply sensed someone in the Northern Territory was fanning the flames, and could feel this force was powerful, even involving the official side of the Northern Territory.

This led them naturally to associate it with the existence of the Lord of the Northern Territory and equally naturally understand the intent of the Lord of the North behind this.

Thus, some naturally ceased insisting on promoting elite politics and instead focused their energies on advancing the parliamentary restructure and promoting their supported legislators.

In their view, since this was the official intent of the Northern Territory, possibly even the Lord of the North's own, there was naturally no way to defy it.

Besides, they wanted to have Perfikot support the parliamentary restructure, and now she had secretly expressed her attitude, so there was no need to bicker over whether to support elite politics or allow commoners to become legislators.

Securing legislative seats ahead of time and successfully conveying their influence and voice into this yet-to-be-established parliament was what truly deserved focus.

This group could be said to be clever; they saw the inevitability of the trend and quickly changed course to seek benefits for themselves.

But clever people often do not account for the majority, there's always some thinking they are the smartest, thinking they are the best.

They believe they are the ones who should rule this country and even the world, as others are beneath their notice.

Even with Perfikot, they merely respect her power and methods, without genuinely respecting her as a person.

At this moment, even if they sensed Perfikot's implicit stance, they chose to ignore it, insisting on excluding ordinary people from the parliamentary election range.

One could say even with the parliamentary restructure being unfinished business, these people believed they could control the parliament, and even manipulate the country to have Perfikot bow to them.

Regarding these people, whether the Assassin Brotherhood or Northern Territory's intelligence agencies held substantial information and even brought them all under control.

One could say if Perfikot wished, she could physically eliminate them overnight.

But Perfikot is not doing so; she disliked using terror to control and influence everything, though she knew it was extremely effective and efficient. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

She simply sent an irresistible condition to several foolish individuals who jumped the most.

Among them, some quickly learned to keep their mouth shut, but some believed Perfikot didn't dare kill them, so continued jumping around boldly, even displaying their fearless attitude.

Regarding these people, Perfikot could only say occasional dissent is permissible, at least to make the situation not devolve into a monologue.

In Perfikot's view, as long as ensuring that she controls the majority and during voting her supported proposal passes smoothly and those she doesn't support are vetoed, is enough.

As for those who hold opposing opinions, keeping them around is rather convenient.

At the very least, it removes the stigma of her being a dictator and also demonstrates a stance supporting freedom of expression.

In fact, this is indeed useful; at least quite a few people praised Perfikot for allowing differing opinions to appear.

Even a previously illegal tabloid willingly registered to obtain official publishing license, indirectly showing support for the rules established by Perfikot.

This is also the impression Perfikot desires to give.

As long as rules are followed, Perfikot won't target anyone, and would treat them equally.

In reality, this is not an act for Perfikot; as long as there was submission without direct defiance, she wouldn't show deliberate targeting against dissent.

After all, she isn't someone who won't hear opposing views, playing politics involves finding ways to deal with dissent.

Permitting freedom of speech further gave Perfikot considerable prestige among lower and middle classes.

Moreover, the legislators Perfikot nominated in the parliamentary election also in some degree truly represented the grassroots.

Under such intrigue, the tug-of-war among various forces has begun, with preliminary election of parliamentary members already occurring in major cities in the Northern Territory, starting to select individuals who could represent cities as local legislators.

The national parliament wasn't simply a direct leap to national governance, but required progressing through tiers of local legislators and city councilors to truly become members of the National Joint Conference in the Northern Territory.

This election process naturally had its drawbacks, since Perfikot had experienced enough in later generations, including things like vote rigging and vote stealing.

But it must be admitted, such an election system has some utility; at least the legislators Perfikot hoped for were nominated by her and started participating in advancing the parliamentary reform process.

As for various extreme means used for elections, currently they were relatively mild, relatively speaking, and hadn't reached exaggerated levels like direct poisoning.

On this note, Perfikot could only declare anyone caught breaking the law would be prosecuted, simultaneously ordering Northern Territory's military police to mobilize, strictly controlling social order in several major cities.

As the parliamentary restructure process progressed, some criminal conflicts gradually rose, naturally with some trying to stir trouble.

Perfikot certainly wouldn't show mercy against them, playing within the rules is permitted but if someone defied them, she could overturn the table.

At least within the Northern Territory, she was this confident.