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> Calling this a coup indicates lack of knowledge or intentional maliciousness. Elected president gets forcibly removed -> coup. It's the definition of the wor
by AnonCoward42 2y ago
> Calling this a coup indicates lack of knowledge or intentional maliciousness.
Elected president gets forcibly removed -> coup. It's the definition of the word.
edit: I am not even sure how this can be malicious in any context.
- AnonCoward42 2y agoSo I can just make a threat of life to my national leader and make an early election and that is not a coup?
- mopsi 2y agoUkrainian president was not "forcibly removed", but replaced through general elections by the people of Ukraine. Early elections are a standard attribute of most parliamentary democracies. 55% voted for Petro Poroshenko, who became the next president. His closest competitor got 13%. Turnout was 60%. This is the opposite of "illegal seizure of power by a small group", as coup is commonly defined.
- ImPostingOnHN 2y agowas the russian revolution a coup? Are all subsequent russian rulers illegitimate?
- mopsi 2y agoEarly elections are not a coup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_election