2018 Malichkan civil conflict

On May 12th, 2018 a conflict arose between the Royal Family, led by King Antun IV of Malichka, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense and the Malichkan Royal Federal Police, and Prime Minister Marko Dugandžić and his cabinet, the 2nd since the 1990-91 conflict, following 2 months of political crisis.

After dissolving the corrupt regime, the Royal Family vested executive and legislative powers in its leader and ordered the judicial branch to operate under its directives. In addition, it partially repealed the 2011 constitution, save the second chapter which concerns the king, arrested and detained Dugandžić supporters, lifted Internet censorship laws and freed the media.

Timeline of events
On the sunny spring day of May 10th 2018, King Antun IV of the House of Blažević was carried by four stags from the Royal Palace and to in front of the Old City Hall. He later gave out an address to the nation stating that after 7 years of totalitarian regime and corrupt rule, he will be declaring a coup in 2 days. That day, he declared a coup against the Prime Minister and his cabinet.

That very day, on May 12th, the Dvoreki Constabulary, Royal Federal Police, Royal Military Police, Armed Forces and Knights of the Order of the Spinel, the Jasper and Lazuli were dispatched to patrol the streets 24/7. On May 15th the Royal Military Police and Dvoreki Constabulary raided the Dugandžić Manor in the Old Town of Dvoreki.

On May 16th, 40 military police officers and police constables raided the Fortress and Dugandžić Manor, only to be found in hiding at the RTVM newsroom, as he was putting on a terrorist's uniform: skull balaclava, bulletproof vest, black trench coat and goggles. He then took a stolen gaming chair and attached novelty bombs to his body.

That same day he sent 3 robots to hack into the feeds of RTVM's principal channels and held a televised speech ordering the King to abdicate and eradicate the line of succession so that Malichka would be a republic like it was from 1969-1991. Nobody gave in to his demands, and the next day, 300 angry viewers protested outside the TV station.

The employees of the station later admitted to having their broadcasts hijacked by Dugandžić. Antun IV then sent in 50 military police officers to cordon off the RTVM studios. They also placed signs sent in by protesters at the studios' facade, some saying "No Censorship" and "Free Our Media - To Redact It is To Destroy It".