When certain French politicians refused to accept the no confidence vote of 2205, the police moved to arrest them. Other police officers stood in their way and it soon became clear that there would be no easy end to the political standoff. Talking heads from both sides of the political divide shouted at each other over the French networks, but they could do little. The politicians held the election commission headquarters, as well as all of the voting machines stored in it, and they refused to let anyone enter.