eli5 How does a coup d’etat actually work?

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Basically title, because I saw an article from BBC that a few people tried to seize power in Germany. Do they get the power just by occupying the building? Do other states recognise this? What happens to the constitution and the law? Is is a lawless state while they create a new constitution?

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>Do they get the power just by occupying the building?

No, but if they occupy the building and the government can’t dislodge them, it is a *sign* they’ve taken power. Or in other words, if the new occupants of the building pick up the phone to the military, and the military follows those orders, they’ve successfully taken power.

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