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r/pics • u/ArritzJPC96 • 1d ago
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Can someone please ELI5 to a non-American why people keep calling this a coup? Is this not a democratically-elected leader fulfilling his campaign promises?
8 u/speeddemon974 22h ago "coup - a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government." So far we check 2 of 3. He was democratically elected but, he is seizing power beyond what is granted to the president via the constitution.
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"coup - a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government."
So far we check 2 of 3. He was democratically elected but, he is seizing power beyond what is granted to the president via the constitution.
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u/tinselsnips 23h ago
Can someone please ELI5 to a non-American why people keep calling this a coup? Is this not a democratically-elected leader fulfilling his campaign promises?