[1] Following elections on 26 March, the municipal council adopted the formal name Paris Commune in its first session, implying a more revolutionary intent.
[2] The council declared itself and its name on 28 March at the Hôtel de Ville as a celebratory event.
Their first proclamation followed the next day, reminding citizens of their autonomy and warning of civil war.
[citation needed] The Central Committee of the National Guard recognized and relinquished power to the Commune, but continued to organize as the "guardian of the revolution".
The two groups exercised a de facto dual sovereignty.