Matvei Lukyanov: Difference between revisions

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 January 12, 1971 for high treason, anti-Volkia activities, election interference, and fraud. The Federal Council convicted Lukyanov on February 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.

 

 

Lukyanov suffered a massive stroke on March 26, 1981 and died the following day in White Mountain's medical center at age 77. He remains a controversial figure in Volkian history.