Hezekian Reaction
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The Hezekian Reaction, officially known as the Royalist Counterrevolution, and by its critics as the so-called Reactionary monarchy, refers to the reign of King Hezekiah III of Yisrael. His father, Yaakov II, was known as the "Quiet Monarch" and rarely involved himself in political and constitutional duties, to the effect that the President of Yisrael stepped in to fulfill some of the roles as a de facto co-head of state. Upon taking the throne, Hezekiah instituted a startling and unprecedented reclamation - accused by his opposition as an unlawful expansion - of royal powers and perogatives, some of which had been unused for over a century since the end of the absolute monarchy in the 1919 Revolution. The new King also declared the limits on royal powers passed in the 1952 Royal Reform Acts to be unconstitutional and null and void, precipitating a constitutional crisis.
Origins
Early reign
Implicit endorsement of Conservatives in the 2020 presidential election
Royalist Counterrevolution proclaimed
1952 limits declared unlawful
King's Minister position revived, filled by Prince Michoel
Anti-Royalist purge
Prince Yehuda appointed as new YeMep chief
Cabinet, Knesset sackings
Kaduri Incident
Left-wing and anti-monarchy protests
Diplomatic tensions with Mont
List of Foreign support
Federation of Belfras: A spokesman for the Sovereign Prince Nicholaus confirmed in the days after the declaration of a Royalist Counterrevolution that the Sovereign Prince had a "long, healthy conversation" with HRM King Hezekiah and emphasized the support of the Belfrasian Federation to a "renewed, strong Monarchy of Yisrael" as "bulwalk against lawless republicanism" and a "key geopolitical ally."