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There is certainly a transfer of power going on, but whether that's unlawful will be for the courts to decide.

[stetrain]

I’m not sure a court ruling is a requirement for something to be called a coup.

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anyone can call anything anything, sure(is it a "coup" when I paint a good painting, or win a game of chess? https://www.thefreedictionary.com/coup), but the great-grandparent comment referred to a "bizarre and highly illegal" coup.