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[i][b]Páez, Casaroja Square
07:32 AM[/b][/i]

[indent]The combined might of the 1st Internal Forces Regiment of the Central Police Precinct looked formidable. Rows of swarthy, grim officers stood at attention, their creased uniforms contrasting sharply with the tidy, white attire of the party functionaries and city government bureaucrats milling about. The national flag was hoisted up at the pole, rippling with each gust of wind. 

Colonel Mercader looked on. The fellow was of middling height, yet broad shouldered and built like a truck - his small, dark eyes were vigilant and bleak, as if searching for any sign of danger in the periphery. A perfect man for the job of the capital's police chief. 

This morning he received a call from the secretary-general of the Party. 

It was a long time coming, Mercader thought. Melizea has hit some of the lowest points in history for the last twenty years. The country was isolated, alone - with an overwhelming majority of developed nations imposing an embargo on the government and essentially cutting Melizea off from investment and growth. 

Many high-ranking officials were also worried about any future sanctions that could be placed on their assets. Even the offshore haven of San Ribera was seemingly complying with the international embargo on the Common Republic. The military and police had somehow morphed into one - a strange amalgamation of security forces whose aims and methods were blurring the line between militant actions and law enforcement, and as a result many police and army generals were in actuality competing with each other. 

Xavier Resende was already quite senior - there were many backchannel talks about the possible succession crisis should he die in an inopportune moment. Many influential men were worried as to how the public would react in succh a scenario. It wasn't surprising that many considered the idea of changing the facade of the government - new faces and reconciliatory measures could ease the relationship between the state and the populace, and the Melizean ruling circles could attempt to leverage this in order to get some countries to lift the embargo and allow for the much-needed injection of capital into the struggling Melizean economy. There was an ousting in the brewing. 

With an affirmative answer, he set down the telephone and then summoned his lieutenants. Best operatives reinforcing other stations and bases were pulled away to the main city square - Casaroja. It was the strongest administrative concentration in the city, with government buildings left and right. 

Secondary, technical offices were located farther away, however. The Ministry of Communications was one of the structures that was conveniently placed far from the bustling CBD. The men sitting at the head of the ministry were astute and knew that the tides were changing. Communications was the first part of the Resende Presidency to break away. Capital police forces came next. 

At this point all TV transmissions were off the air; the poor selection of government channels was replaced by a static image, much to the chagrin of whoever happened to enjoy these dull caricatures of entertainment. Soap operas, whitewashed state news and reruns of the President's speeches.

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The Colonel ordered ten truck-loads of commandos to ride out and detain Xavier Resende in his rural chateau.

With his villa's communication lines cut off from his loyalists thanks to Zeferino de Lima, he had no choice but to surrender to Mercader's police brigades. Several prominent party politicians arrived and began negotiations with the President. He was promised, in exchange for the guaranteed security of him and his family, as well as their enormous combined wealth stolen from the Melizean treasury, in exchange for his resignation. 

After three hours, he was reading a pre-written speech on live television, effectively abdicating his power and promising elections to be held in two years time. All official media vehemently denied that a coup was taking place. His hands shook a tad as he signed his name over documents laid out in front of him by unremarkable clerks and lawyers. At that moment he looked less like a strongman he positioned himself to be for the last twenty years, and more like a tired old man with dry skin and confused, twitchy eyes. 

After that day there was a minimal level of mentions of his name on state media as he quietly left the country. 

The second-in-line official, Nel Polledo, was a sycophant surprised to find out he's supposed to step up as the leader of the country, one that is ravaged by mismanagement, corruption and civil unrest. The party whips in the National Assembly achieved a quorum and majority vote of no confidence against the current government in under two hours. Nel Polledo submitted his resignation immediately. 

A week-long curfew was enacted as a transitional administration took hold over the state. Analysts and political scientists around the world were excited about this turn of events in Melizea, a country that has come to be known as a police-state with a dormant economy and strained ties with the international community, without even factoring the complex patchwork of regional ties and tensions in Serranthia. 

It was certainly a daunting task to fix the mess of the Resende years, and many were surprised to learn of the new name of the acting Melizean president.. Placido de Riba, a rather unknown technocrat from Lacas who previously worked in problematic regions fixing water access and infrastructure issues. The man was well known in party circles, however.

After five days, the official website of Partido de Uniformidad Nacional was updated with the new government after a cabinet reshuffle.

[hider=Cabinet of Placido de Riba, 13th President of Melizea]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Abel Moran [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Defense: Felipe Matos [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Justice: Salamon Vilareyo [0 Corruption]
Ministry of the Interior: Manuel Mercader [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Natural Resources: Valentino Prieto [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Finance: Lixandro Bonet [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Education: Medera Cordovieru [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Public Works: Gregorio Solar [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Health: Selina Simón [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Trade & Commerce: Oscar Paredes [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Communication: Zeferino de Lima  [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Transportation: Pedro Tuñón [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Energy: Modestio Contreras [0 Corruption]
Ministry of Labor: Aurelia Vega [0 Corruption][/hider][/indent]