In fact, the split was leftists vs rightists, rather than internationalists vs nationalists. Universities had taken sides and each became headquarters for either the leftists or rightists. The group under Dange was referred to as the "Rightists", and the other group, "Leftists". Peasants who criticised this new system were persecuted as "Rightists" and "Counter-Revolutionaries". Radical Democrats (rightists) got some 19,000 votes. Demonstrations broke out in Vientiane, denouncing the rightists and demanding political change. Prominent rightists blamed the government for Calvo Sotelo's assassination. While the rightists opposed further modifications, their left-wing peers demanded them. This culture was often considered to be decadent and socially disruptive by rightists. In June 1958 Souvanna was again forced to resign by the rightists.