The President barricaded himself in the Presidential Palace on the eve of elections.
Some say it was a precaution against mass protests, while others speculated that it signaled a refusal to leave office, especially as legal concerns of future prosecutions mounted.
Some say it was a precaution against mass protests, while others speculated that it signaled a refusal to leave office, especially as legal concerns of future prosecutions mounted.
https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1323421113016147969
Meanwhile in the capital and major cities, businesses boarded up, reflecting the unrest that had accompanied the Presidency and a deep sense of uncertainty about the future that conflicted with the President's promise of restoring greatness to the country.
https://twitter.com/Tapeterman/status/1322711125360844801?s=20
While many of the intelligentsia suggested fears of authoritarian action were overblown, the President called on the judges he had appointed to cancel legal votes in crucial districts. Others read the message as a call to his paramilitary supporters to mobilize. 
Thread that puts more energy into this sort of satire than I can muster right now
https://twitter.com/gathara/status/1323231625157726209?s=20
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