Matvei Lukyanov: Difference between revisions

| term_end = JulyFebruary 45, 1971

Lukyanov was the first conservative since [[Boris Engovatov]] in 1920 to win a presidential election and would become the second president to win the presidency three consecutive times. This is disputed by many in academia and in politics, as widespread fraud was found in both the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections. Lukyanov's tenure was marred with economic stagnation, police brutality, and government crackdowns. Twelve people were shot dead by police in 1970 during riots in [[Volkgoroda]], which sparked further civil unrest. Lukyanov declared a state of emergency in earlylate 1970 and triedattempted suspendingto suspend the 1970 midterm elections, but this was struck down by the [[Federal Supreme Court of Volkia|Federal Supreme Court]] shortly before the elections took place.

In the 1970 elections, the Volkian Conservatives resoundingly lost their majority in both the [[Federal Council (Volkia)|Federal Council]] and [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|Chamber of Deputies]]. Through a combined effort by the [[Social Democratic Union]], [[Liberal Party (Volkia)|Liberal Party]], and [[Socialist Labor League]], Lukyanov was impeached by the Chamber of Deputies on FebruaryJanuary 1312, 1971 for high treason, anti-Volkia activities, election interference, and fraud. The Federal Council convicted Lukyanov on JulyFebruary 5, 1971 in a 65-13 vote. He was subsequently removed from office and banned for life from ever holding another political office. He remains the only Volkian president to have been impeached and convicted. Following his conviction, [[Vice President of Volkia|Vice President]] [[Mikhail Yurevich]] became President. After another major defeat in the 1972 elections, the Volkian Conservatives rebranded the party and distanced themselves from Lukyanov.