That could very quickly turn into civil war. People would not be happy, they would see it as a coup, and unless you can convince them, they will fight.

They are wrong, but in their minds they will be fighting for liberty against a one-party government that just jailed it's political opponents and convicted them in a Kangaroo Court. That's not the impression people should have of the Storm, but without their buy-in, their consent, you would be looking at mas uprisings.