Vaule Parliament set to Impeach President Rokossovsky

[Imperator Azenquor]

VNN News: Vaule Parliament attempts to remove the President

After weeks of closed door inter party discussion, the leader of the Vaule Nationalist Party has tabled Resolution 1683: Motion of no confidence in the government of the VSP, and Resolution 1684: Motion to begin Impeachment proceedings against the President of Vaule. We now go to Parliament for further details:

***Inside the Parliament***

Ivanov: “Mr. Speaker, the Nationalist Party moves for debate on Resolutions 1683 and 1684 immediately”

Speaker: “Opposition Nationalist Party, 5 minutes”

Ivanov:” We state that the President of Vaule has, on numerous occasions, taken actions that we consider to be outside of the constitutional authority of the Office of the President of Vaule. As required by the Constitution we present the following charges against the President:

-Knowingly circumventing the duly elected Parliament (3 counts)

-Exceeding the authority of the Office of President (2 counts)

-Obstructing or Impeding the Parliament from discharging its Constitutional duties

-Signing agreements to change entrenched aspects of the Vaulian Constitution without Parliamentary approval (1 count)

-Unauthorized release of a government document (2 counts)

-Conduct unbecoming of a President (1 count)

We resolve that there are grounds for Impeachment proceedings against President Rokossovsky, and for a no-confidence vote in the Socialist Party Government.”

Speaker: “Rebuttal, Socialist Party 5 minutes”

Lt. Kharkov: “Mr. Speaker, the charges being leveled against the government and the President of Vaule are motivated purely by politics and not by fact or evidence. I urge the Parliament to see this sham for what it is, and not to permit Mr. Ivanov and the Nationalist bloc to waste the Parliament’s valuable time in his attempts to remove the elected government.

Thank you.”

Speaker:”The Parliament is asked to vote on the following motion: Motion to proceed with Resolution 1864 to begin impeachment procedures. Members may begin voting now.”

***10 minutes later***

Speaker: “The votes are as follows:

Aye: 293

Nay: 260

Abstain: 43

The motion is carried”

***VNN Studio***

It appears that the Nationalist Party has been able to gain the necessary votes to proceed with Impeachment proceedings against President Rokossovsky. Although it is unclear if Mr. Ivanov will be able to get the required 2/3 of the Parliament to Impeach President Rokossovsky, it is clear that there is dissent in the President’s own party. While the Nationalists, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party voted overwhelmingly for the motion, three Socialist Party MPs abstained while 5 Socialist Party MPs voted for the motion.

If the Nationalists can exploit the split in the Socialist Party, it is possible that they will be able to reduce the influence of the Socialist Party’s 270 members. Some political analysts have suggested that the Resolution 1683, which would jeopardize the Socialist Party government, is being used by the Nationalists in order to get some of the Socialist MPs to abandon the President in exchange for withdrawing the measure. Political Analyst Mikhail Putin said the following:

“It is clear what is being done here. Ivanov has put the two resolutions on the table in order to increase the fracture that exists between the President and his party. I would not be surprised if Mr. Ivanov withdraws the no-confidence measure if the Socialists agree to give Rokossovsky the boot. On the reverse side, it is possible that the Nationalists are hoping that the President will invoke Article 10 and suspend the Parliament, thus alienating the Socialists, who afterward would be much happier to support an Impeachment.”

While we at VNN may only speculate at this time, one thing is for certain. Impeachment proceedings will begin tomorrow afternoon, unless the President suspends Parliament.

“This is Nadya Simonova reporting, for VNN news”

***news credits***

[Imperator Azenquor]

VNN Breaking News:

Just moments ago, Vaule President Rokossovsky invoked Article 20, and suspended Vaule's Parliament. A spokesman from the Office of the President confirmed that the decision was taken after a series of meetings with the Cabinet in Sygh-Varthys. The spokesman also gave us the following statement:

"The decision to suspend Vaule's Parliament under Article 20 of the constitution was not taken lightly. After our own investigation we determined that the majority of the charges leveled against the President are entirely baseless and politically motivated. When our legal team requested access to the purported evidence, we were denied. And after taking the necessary legal steps, we determined that for 90% of the charges there was no evidence whatsoever.

The remaining charges are minor, and related to the conflict in the Outer Mongolia-Buryat Autonomous Region. The President has committed that he will go before Parliament to defend himself against the remaining charges, however he maintains that it is first necessary to determine if the Parliament still has the backing of the people of Vaule."

The Office of the Imperatrix was notified of the President's decision just minutes ago. It appears that President Rokossovsky will use the 14 day suspension period of the Parliament, to dissolve the Legislature and hold a legislative branch election. We now go live to the Parliament building:

***Parliament***

Reporter: "Parliament was still in session up until the notification of Article 20 arrived. Some MPs angrily condemned the President for 'undermining democracy' while others refused to leave the building.

In minutes, armed soldiers surrounded the Parliament building and forcibly evicted the Chamber's occupants. As MPs resisted,minor scuffles broke out in the Parliament. The military has announced that they will have the building empty and sealed in less than 15 minutes."

-Fight in Parliament