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'''Yuliya Dmitrova Surkova ''' ([[Volkian language|Volkian]]: Юлия Дмитрова Суркова; born September 16, 1970) is a Volkian lawyer and politician who is serving as the current [[president of Volkia|President of the Volkian Federative Republic]], holding the office since August 13, 2016. She was the
Surkova graduated from [[Ozyoretsk Federal University]] and [[Ilyushin University|Ilyushin University School of Law]]. She worked for five years as a criminal prosecutor in the Zuyevka District Attorney's Office and three years as a prosecutor in the [[Volkian Federal Attorney|Federal Attorney's Office]] in Volkgoroda, before being elected Ozyoretsk
Surkova won 52.71% of the vote in the third round of voting and became the first woman to hold the office of the presidency, as well as becoming the youngest person to hold the office. In the [[2020 Volkian presidential election|2020 presidential election]] Surkova was elected to a second term with 51.28% of the vote following the third round of counting.
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In 2007 Surkova's office began investigating [[Volkia Union Bank]], accusing the company of increasing interest rates on troubled borrowers in Ozyoretsk Oblast. The province sued Volkia Union Bank for deceptive lending practices and false advertising. The lawsuit grew to include four other provinces and sparked a federal investigation, leading to federal charges against several individuals within the bank's management and investors, including COO Matvei Khigir. Volkia Union Bank issued a statement apologizing for the wrongdoing and settled the lawsuit for Ӄ1 billion (roughly $700 million).
Surkova announced she would run for one of Ozyoretsk Oblast's [[Federal Council (Volkia)|Federal Council]] seats in late 2007, winning the election and becoming the first female Federal Councilor from Ozyoretsk Oblast. Surkova resigned
== Federal Council (2008 - 2016) ==
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