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11-02-2018, 03:50 PM
Day 34
After Donáth fled the country, President Békésy started to lose much of his political support he still maintained, after the Keszarian Liberal Movement slowly started to distance from Békésy's leadership, even thogh Békésy remained the party chairman. Even in Újnagyváros, several many law enforcement and political representatives who had initially supported Békésy decided to defect or resign from their positions.
Meanwhile in Köszövár, negotiations between the government and the opposition continued. The government was willing to accept to repeat the Ochtyr legislative election and by-elections to the Senate, although it was unopposed to accept early presidential election -even though the president was facing impeachment and the vice-president had already resigned- as they claimed that such move was against the constitution. Gyöngy Székély appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Tibor Farkasházy, who became the first active military official to serve in the government since the restoration of democracy. However, the choice of Farkasházy was highly popular, even between opposition supporters, as a local newspaper from Köszövár had reported that Lieutenant-Colonel Farkasházy had been arrested by Békésy governemnt after he rejected government orders to open fire against protesters - although that information was not exactly true. The opposition leaders were not enthusiastic about Farkasházy appointment, as they were increasing wary of motivations of the armed forces -which leadership, including General Fülöp, was appointed during Békésy presidency- but they did not make a big fuss about it.
The impeachment plenary started in the Senate at 12:00. However, their prospects were limited, as the opposition had only 39 seats of 100 in the Senate (including senators from the far-left and far-right), and the constitution required at least sixty-seven votes for the impeachment - although it was not clear if the 2/3 majority was going to be respected at this point. Only about eighty senators showed in the session. However, it was soon clear that even some Keszarian Liberal Movement who had early opposed Géza Békésy impeachment were changing their vote in order to save face of the party and themselves. Still, the result of the final vote was still unclear.
Even if President Géza Békésy survived the impeachment and such result was accepted, however, his options to be able to come back to Köszövár seemed limited, giving the circumstances. Békésy met with Lanlanian representatives in the Lanlanian consulate that morning. The meeting was not denied, but a spokesperson of the local government in Újnagyváros, who remained loyal to Békésy, declared that the meeting was to negotiate a political solution in case the impeachment failed or was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, so President Békésy could return to Köszövár and perform his duties as president as again. Despite this denial, it was reported that Békésy had left Üjnagyváros, although this was strongly rejected by sources close to Békésy, Keszarian media reported.
While the Senate had already started to vote his impeachment, but with an uncertain result, President Békésy announced his resignation in a written statement, in which he attacked both the opposition and several Keszarian Liberal Movement officials, claiming no responsability for the events nine days before he left Köszövár. In any case, the Senate vote was a final 69-8, making Gyöngy Székély officially as acting president until the next presidential election. It was reported later that President Békésy had already left the country before the last votes were cast.
Despite the uncertainty that the country was still facing, the announcement of Békésy resignation were received cheerfully by protesters in Köszövár, Vízdél, and other towns. The confirmation of the impeachment prompted euphoria in Szuverén square, where more than 200,000 protesters celebrated their victory all night long, accompanied by fireworks and rock concerts. Opposition leaders promised to continue their fight until the Keszarian Liberal Movement was gone from power.
After Donáth fled the country, President Békésy started to lose much of his political support he still maintained, after the Keszarian Liberal Movement slowly started to distance from Békésy's leadership, even thogh Békésy remained the party chairman. Even in Újnagyváros, several many law enforcement and political representatives who had initially supported Békésy decided to defect or resign from their positions.
Meanwhile in Köszövár, negotiations between the government and the opposition continued. The government was willing to accept to repeat the Ochtyr legislative election and by-elections to the Senate, although it was unopposed to accept early presidential election -even though the president was facing impeachment and the vice-president had already resigned- as they claimed that such move was against the constitution. Gyöngy Székély appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Tibor Farkasházy, who became the first active military official to serve in the government since the restoration of democracy. However, the choice of Farkasházy was highly popular, even between opposition supporters, as a local newspaper from Köszövár had reported that Lieutenant-Colonel Farkasházy had been arrested by Békésy governemnt after he rejected government orders to open fire against protesters - although that information was not exactly true. The opposition leaders were not enthusiastic about Farkasházy appointment, as they were increasing wary of motivations of the armed forces -which leadership, including General Fülöp, was appointed during Békésy presidency- but they did not make a big fuss about it.
The impeachment plenary started in the Senate at 12:00. However, their prospects were limited, as the opposition had only 39 seats of 100 in the Senate (including senators from the far-left and far-right), and the constitution required at least sixty-seven votes for the impeachment - although it was not clear if the 2/3 majority was going to be respected at this point. Only about eighty senators showed in the session. However, it was soon clear that even some Keszarian Liberal Movement who had early opposed Géza Békésy impeachment were changing their vote in order to save face of the party and themselves. Still, the result of the final vote was still unclear.
Even if President Géza Békésy survived the impeachment and such result was accepted, however, his options to be able to come back to Köszövár seemed limited, giving the circumstances. Békésy met with Lanlanian representatives in the Lanlanian consulate that morning. The meeting was not denied, but a spokesperson of the local government in Újnagyváros, who remained loyal to Békésy, declared that the meeting was to negotiate a political solution in case the impeachment failed or was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, so President Békésy could return to Köszövár and perform his duties as president as again. Despite this denial, it was reported that Békésy had left Üjnagyváros, although this was strongly rejected by sources close to Békésy, Keszarian media reported.
While the Senate had already started to vote his impeachment, but with an uncertain result, President Békésy announced his resignation in a written statement, in which he attacked both the opposition and several Keszarian Liberal Movement officials, claiming no responsability for the events nine days before he left Köszövár. In any case, the Senate vote was a final 69-8, making Gyöngy Székély officially as acting president until the next presidential election. It was reported later that President Békésy had already left the country before the last votes were cast.
Despite the uncertainty that the country was still facing, the announcement of Békésy resignation were received cheerfully by protesters in Köszövár, Vízdél, and other towns. The confirmation of the impeachment prompted euphoria in Szuverén square, where more than 200,000 protesters celebrated their victory all night long, accompanied by fireworks and rock concerts. Opposition leaders promised to continue their fight until the Keszarian Liberal Movement was gone from power.