Servant of the People

- Season 2

(2017)

To his complete surprise, Vasiliy is arrested. The action then goes back by three weeks to explain why that happened.

In the past timeline, Vasiliy is searching for a new prime minister after Yuri Ivanovich's arrest. In the present, he's trying to figure out why his friends have turned on him.

The trial of Yuri Ivanovich begins and immediately faces obstacles, as the former prime minister is doing everything he can to manipulate the proceedings.

After the European Council approves visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens, Vasiliy experiences a vivid vision of a deserted country every single citizen of which has left for the West.

Vasiliy visits the Ministry of Development. The trial of Yuri Ivanovich continues and the oligarchs are worried that the former prime minister may actually be found guilty.

While the search for a new prime minister continues, the press scrutinizes love lives of Vasiliy and his people.

The International Monetary Fund announces that due to a financial crisis they can give a loan either to Greece or to Ukraine. Mukhin tries to impress Helga while meeting Oksana's parents for the first time.

After Vasiliy's propositions for new laws needed to obtain the IMF loan are voted down, Anna convinces him to meet with the oligarchs.

Vasiliy is desperate to get the IMF loan, so he visits Yuri Ivanovich in prison. After being shunned by the oligarchs, the former prime minister decides to testify against them in return for amnesty.

Ukraine is in political turmoil after Yuri Ivanovich's apparent assassination. As Vasiliy is busy with the former prime minister, Mukhin has to stall the IMF delegation.

Vasiliy visits Kharkiv in an attempt to further his plan to take down the oligarchs. The head of the IMF delegation is getting impatient to meet the President.

Continuing his tour of the country, Vasiliy visits Zaporizhzhia in order to hurt the illegal business one of the oligarchs is conducting there.

Yuri Ivanovich has a plan to pit the oligarchs against one another, but they beat him to the money he needs for it to work. He decides to talk Vasiliy into using a constitutional loophole against them and their people.

Vasiliy blackmails the MPs into accepting his anti-corruption laws by threatening to dissolve the Parliament. This means he's ready to meet with the IMF delegation, but he's met in Lviv by Mukhin and they get into a heated argument.

Vasiliy faces the fallout of telling the head of the IMF to go to hell as the MPs accuse him of treason and the public starts to turn against him.

Vasiliy announces very drastic reforms intended at restoring order in Ukraine. The oligarchs see no other option for themselves than to impeach the President.

Facing strong opposition and harsh criticism, Vasiliy unexpectedly resigns as the President, which sends his team into shock and the country into chaos.

The presidential campaign begins. The oligarchs promote their own candidates while Vasiliy changes his mind and decides to get back in the race.

After successfully registering thanks to a donation, Vasiliy and his people are looking for money to launch their presidential campaign.

The presidential campaign is in full swing now. Vasiliy ignores the advice of his campaign manager and refuses to attack his opponents on a personal level.

Vasiliy's team decide to skip a televised debate and meet with the people instead, which brings Vasiliy to the first place in the polls. Soon, his opponents are all copying him.

Vasiliy's opponents try to discredit him by making the public believe he is one of the oligarchs' men.

The presidential race is nearly finished and more candidates decide to drop out. The Prime Minister, Dmitry Vasilyevich Surikov, reveals his own ambitions and plans to become the President.

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