Agreed. This is also the reason why just because a group of rebels can retain enough cohesion to overthrow a government doesn't mean they can govern effectively

Agreed. This is also the reason why just because a group of rebels can retain enough cohesion to overthrow a government doesn't mean they can govern effectively. When a vote is for 'status quo' or 'not status quo' then there'll be a lot of people voting for 'not status quo' that want radically different and incompatible things.