In a strictly technical sense, this sounds for all the world like a non-military coup — although if we’re being technical about it, I suppose they would say the real coup happened back in the 1870s, and this is merely a restoration of the rightful government. Or maybe the better historical parallel are the Avignon antipopes? Yeah, I’m overthinking it.

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