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Following the emergency adjournment of the Concilium Daoni in early afternoon of 7 February, the [[Commonwealth Union (Urcea)|Commonwealth Union]] immediately held a closed-door party conference at the Julian Palace. From the tenor of the discussion, it became evident that Donnula would almost certainly lose the confidence of the Daoni but would retain about two-thirds of his own party, enabling him to remain as party leader for the time being. On Wednesday, 8 February, the Daoni met again and passed its no-confidence motion, forcing Donnula out of office as [[Chancellor and Temporary President]]. However, as [[Procurator]], Donnula remained as presiding officer of the body, taking advantage of the office's little used nominal role within the Daoni. Donnula attempted several parliamentary procedures in order to restore his role as Chancellor, including a motion to waive the rules and allow the majority party in the Daoni to elect a Chancellor on {{wp|majority of the majority}} terms. This measure was not only of dubious legality but also alienated some of Donnula's own support within the body. The measure was defeated and, in its place, normal voting for a new Chancellor took place. As Donnula could not secure a majority of the delegates and the minority parties held limited position within the body, the Daoni met for over eight hours and took thirty two roll call votes to elect a Chancellor before deciding to adjourn. The Daoni formally adjourned without a Chancellor for the first time in its modern history. | |||
With the government descending into disorder and rapidly losing support among his own party, Donnula announced to the party on the morning of 9 February that he would agree to not stand as Chancellor, saying that he would back his floor leader, Cassio Loughlin, for the role, while he would remain on as Procurator. Loughlin was personally unpopular in the party even before the will controversy began and was viewed largely as a puppet of Donnula. Thorpe Aedansson, a moderate party member, announced he would challenge Loughlin, and the party could not reach a 250-member consensus. In his authority as Procurator, Donnula canceled that day's session and put the rest of the legislative calendar on hold pending the call of the chair. | |||
By 10 February, public opinion had dramatically turned against Donnula. A poll conducted from 8-10 February indicated a majority of the public thought Donnula should resign, and this was before news about his coverup misconduct became widespread. At the insistance of the Censors, the [[Ministry of Justice (Urcea)|Ministry of Justice]] informed Donnula on the morning of 10 February that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate his actions, both in the preceding weeks as well as in [[1956]]. The [[Ministry for the Church in Urcea|Minister for the Church]] resigned on the same day, stating that his Ministry's mission and purpose could not be served by the present government. At a closed door party conference that day, Donnula announced his intention to resign as soon as a new Chancellor could be chosen, after which time Donnula would ask the King to appoint that man as Procurator. The party took eight secret ballots and could not arrive on a consensus candidate. As the closed door debates intensified, eighty members of the party signed a document saying they would not support any current government ministers, anyone who had been a government minister in 1956, and no man chosen or endorsed by Donnula to serve as Chancellor. Without a man in place, Donnula nonetheless announced his intention to resign as [[Procurator]] to the media once a new party leader was chosen. | |||
==Government collapses and Daoni shutters== | ==Government collapses and Daoni shutters== | ||
==National Pact minority government attempt== | ==National Pact minority government attempt== | ||