coup d'etat

"I was even more shocked that the president actually believed that a coup d'etat could be done using witchcraft. And the warrant was even more ridiculous - they came here to search for dead human bodies and bones."

“A coup d’état does not result from isolated acts or individual demonstrations lacking coordination, but rather from the actions of organized groups, equipped with resources and strategic capacity to confront and replace the incumbent power.”

Reform UK previously accused the chief executive of a "coup d'etat", in a claim made by the party's head of government efficiency, Zia Yusuf.

“Today the system of checks and balances died. ... Today was a coup d’etat. No weapons were used, but they captured the institutions meant to safeguard democracy.”

This latest change results from a new constitution approved by lawmakers last year, labelled by critics and opposition figures as an "institutional coup d'état".