Decimus Junius Brutus
Instead of acquiescing, an interrex was appointed for the purpose of holding elections, in which Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus and Decimus Junius Brutus were elected consuls. The election result was manipulated, with a competitor of Mamercus Lepidus forced to withdraw candidacy. That said, the result itself ensured a clear public statement, however, that the Aemilii Lepidi and Junii Bruti "would survive the elimination of two rogue individual members".