2023 Cappedorite coup d'état
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On 13 May 2023, mass defections and walk-outs occurred in the Cappedore Social Democratic Party, with 276 CSDP Gemotern members leaving the party and resigning their posts, making the People’s Reform Party the biggest party in the Gemotern. Some moved to the PRP and other opposition parties and called for both Maya Murray and Austin Merrill to resign their posts.
| 2023 Cappedorite coup d'état | |||||||
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| Part of the Homradska | |||||||
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 Cappedorites |
 Wealdenites | ||||||
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 Maya Murray |
Cathryn Gargano | ||||||
That same evening, Murray confirmed she would be resigning as Chancellor of Cappedore and encouraged Merrill to do the same. In the early hours of 15 May 2023, Vice President Cleveland Durand defected to the PRP and promised to repeal the concordat of Cappedore should Merrill resign before 21 May 2023.
Background
Main article: Homradksa
On 8 May 2023, 7 people and several others were injured in Vernalis after Cappedorite Armed Forces opened fire into a rapidly advancing crowd. This angered the populace, and demonstrations in Absolution later turned into riots. A few days later, on 13 May, without any comment from Murray or Merrill on the occurances in Vernalis, many members of the CSDP either defected to opposition parties, left the CSDP, or resigned their posts altogether. A notable walk-out was former secretary of national affairs, Colby Rhodes, who resigned from the cabinet and defected to the People's Reform Party, calling for Austin Merrill's resignation.