Volkian Civil War: Difference between revisions

Unable to control growing {{wp|republicanism|republican}} sentiment and with escalating violence across the country, Yuri IV agreed to abdicate and was replaced by a provisional government on May 25, 1885. The monarchy technically remained in place but had lost all power following Yuri IV's abdication, with the monarch's power transferring to Prime Minister [[Aleksey Pushkarev]]. ThePushkarev used provisionalexecutive governmentorders enfranchised men and women over the age of 18 regardless of property ownership; previously only males who owned property could vote. A national voter list was created and was first used for the national constitution referendum on April 3, 1888. With 62.5% of voters approving the document, it was ratified on April 17, 1888 and completely abolished the Volkian monarchy.