You have decided to make a public vow to ensure the Accord win the election. The Hegemony reacts very positively to the news; with the people finding a Vow from the Supreme Ruler inspiring. Double shifts are pulled and resources are freed up from personal projects towards the beuracracy. Your spymaster, Usis, is mortified.

“Your Majesty!!! You can't make a public announcement that you're influencing their election! You'll tip your hand. The Accord wants to win the election legitimately as a soverign power!”
”So!? Now they know they have a powerful ally!”
“It's not like the Hegemony over there... it's a democracy. The people on the council at least want to pretend like their rule is legitimate. Please your Majesty, let me run damage control!”

While news in the Hegemony is good, the Urgi hear of it quickly. It's impossible to keep something like this a secret; filtering through the galactic underground and brought up through the Urgi factions; many are concerned and now paranoid at the Hegemony directly influencing their election. But, Usis quickly spins it into “creating allies in space” and “optimizing our new trade and border partnerships.” While you will still gain the benefit of the vow, the Isolationists among the Urgi are starting to get a little suspicious. Performing any more overt actions will cause them to flip their symbols into Anti-Hegemony symbols; voting for either the Redwings or Goldwings simply to vote against the Accord.