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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by AnonCoward42 on Sunday September 29, 2024 @04:29PM (#41690184)
> 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.

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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by AnonCoward42 on Sunday September 29, 2024 @04:54PM (#41690423)
So I can just make a threat of life to my national leader and make an early election and that is not a coup?
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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by mopsi on Sunday September 29, 2024 @05:12PM (#41690621)
Ukrainian 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.

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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by ImPostingOnHN on Sunday September 29, 2024 @05:13PM (#41690633)
was the russian revolution a coup?

Are all subsequent russian rulers illegitimate?

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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by mopsi on Sunday September 29, 2024 @04:42PM (#41690297)
Early elections are not a coup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_election
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