The aggressor uses the legitimate democratic mechanisms (elections, congresses, parliamentary procedures) of the victim state to seize power from within. Unlike the holding of fake referendums in already occupied territories, this technique is applied to still sovereign, independent institutions. Through the infiltration of agents, falsification of representation quotas, forgery of mandates, and bribery of delegates, the aggressor artificially forms a majority. The goal is to compel a legitimate body of power to vote, in a formally lawful manner, to renounce sovereignty or transfer powers to forces controlled by the metropole.
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0020 | Controlled Opposition |
An attempt, through the falsification of quotas and mandates, to turn their electoral minority (about 10%) into a procedural majority at the congress in order to legitimately vote for the dissolution of the Central Rada and subordination to Petrograd[1]. |
| C0071 | Failure of the Political Seizure of the UNR in Kyiv (November – December 1917) |
An attempt, through the falsification of quotas and mandates, to turn their electoral minority (about 10%) into a procedural majority at the congress in order to legitimately vote for the dissolution of the Central Rada and subordination to Petrograd[1]. |
| G0013 | Soviet Russia (RSFSR) |
An attempt, through the falsification of quotas and mandates, to turn their electoral minority (about 10%) into a procedural majority at the congress in order to legitimately vote for the dissolution of the Central Rada and subordination to Petrograd[1]. |