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The successful removal of the largely unpopular Lukyanov and the reversal of his unpopular policies thrust the SDU into the national spotlight and secured the party a landslide victory in the 1972 elections. Securing a majority in the Chamber of Deputies and the presidency, the SDU (and its coalition partners) continued to fight remnants of policies that allowed for pervasive corruption. The party's ongoing popularity led to the party retaining their majority in the Chamber of Deputies and securing a majority in the Federal Council in the 1974 elections, giving the party its first government trifecta.
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The SDU used its trifecta rapidly and effectively, passing laws to protect abortion access and to create the country's universal healthcare system. Additionally, laws were passed to strengthen labor unions and provided guaranteed paid time off to most full-time workers. The SDU also made the nation's public universities tuition free and established guaranteed parental leave for mothers. President [[Alexander Polivanov]], the first SDU member elected to the presidency, led the movement to amend the [[Constitution of Volkia|Volkian Constitution]] to enshrine presidential term limits and
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