[1] To break the deadlock, the Grand Duchess decided to dissolve the Chamber and call new elections on 23 December 1915.
[1] This act by the Grand Duchess was allowed under the Constitution, but was regarded as highly unconventional, and provoked an outcry from the Deputies on the left.
[1] The socialists and liberals in parliament never forgave Marie-Adélaïde for the dissolution, which they saw as a coup d'état.
[1] In the ensuing elections of 23 December, the political right gained seats but still did not achieve a majority (25 Deputies on the right, versus 27 on the left).
On 11 January 1916, the Loutsch government lost a confidence vote, and was forced to resign.