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Originally Posted by Tanngrisnir3
Yup. The president was basically stating he wouldn't recognize any processes or results unless they were done his way.
This may be a first in CA history: a justified military coup d'etat.
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I think you're jumping to conclusions. If I'm not mistaken, the congress was going to hold a vote on whether or not the president should be removed.
In my view this is just another example of the military in Latin America viewing itself as immune and above the political process. The military has a very specific set of interests and ideological goals. If they step in, it is because those interests are threatened. It has little to do with whether or not the President is doing something illegal.
It is entirely possible (even probable, given the circumstances), that the President was misbehaving. This in no way justifies a military coup.