1710 Hurmu government crisis

Timeline

• 10.IV.1710: By-election to the Assembly of Representatives held in Transprinitica. The Elwynnese Workers' Party wins one seat, to be held by Arman Qureishi.
• 11.IV.1710: The Electoral Commission releases results from the election, recommends certification of them. Arman Qureishi is arrested.
• 12.IV.1710: Arman Qureishi is put on a ship headed for Chryse.
• 13.IV.1710: Senate meets to certify results, a motion to condemn the arrest of Qureishi fails after a 8–8 tie in the Senate.
• 16.IV.1710: The ministers and other members of the cabinet from the Edasi Hurmu party and the United Ayreonist–Traditionalist List resigned from the cabinet en masse in opposition to the government's handling of the case of Arman Qureishi. Moreover, they released a statement that they no longer had confidence in the Prime Minister, and that a vote of confidence would be held in the Assembly in the Prime Minister and his government, and, in the likely event of the Prime Minister losing confidence, Edasi Hurmu and the United Ayreonist–Traditionalist List would be willing to form a new coalition, without humanist tendencies, inviting the Conservative Party of Hurmu, the Conservative List and the Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu to form a majority with them.
  • The Prime Minister, in response to this act of calculated treachery, declared an Ayreonist insurrection to be under way and ordered the Hurmu Constabulary, Honourable Company, and Humanist Vanguard, to take measures to bring the Senate and Assembly under the protection of loyalist forces. A convoy of land cruisers accompanied by loyalist militia forces soon afterwards left the Elentari palace bound for the Southern District.
  • Radio broadcasts originating from a commercial station in Tyrador carried the news of a declaration of martial law, issued by the commissioner, and the deployment in response of BUDF personnel to key transportation hubs, radio and TV stations, and municipal administration buildings.
• 17.IV.1710: Vote of confidence in the Prime Minister held while under watch from the Hurmu Constabulary, the Honourable Company, and the Humanist Vanguard.
  • Motion: That the Assembly of Representative lacks confidence in the Prime Minister.
  • Result: 72 votes in favour (Edasi, CPH, SDP, HUHU), 53 votes against (CDH, BS, SY), 9 abstentions (Koos, Mod, Lib, PVMH), 1 absentee (EWP).
  • As such, the Assembly had sacked Daniyal al-Osman as Prime Minister of Hurmu, but that he was to remain prime minister until the Assembly and Senate had confirmed a successor.
  • Edasi Hurmu and the United Ayreonist–Traditionalist List immediately invited the Conservative Party of Hurmu, the Conservative List and the Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu for negotiations to form a coalition.
  • Militia from the Vanguard Division responded by entering into the assembly chamber and commenced with beating the gathered rebel assembly members with their rifle butts for their presumption.
  • Upon receiving direction from authority, the loyalist delegates repudiated the votes - declaring them to be contrary to the wishes and interests of the state.
  • Fearing a massacre, the Allied Mission in Eastern Apollonia, Hurmu & Lyrica deployed troops to the Assembly building in order to rescue the delegates from their precarious situation. Not wishing to see Hurmu draw closer to Cakaristan, the legate of the Benacian Union and the ambassador of Nouvelle Alexandrie encouraged the Prime Minister to open negotiations with the lesser parties.
  • Jayanti Sinha, the Grand Vizier of Çakaristan, issued a statement: "We are deeply concerned about the situation in Hurmu. Democracy and the Hurmu people are in great danger. We are also worried about the safety of Çakari people in Hurmu. We call for an immediate ceasefire and cessation of violence."