Chapter 464: The New Prime Minister
There have been a lot of things going on in Romania for a while, but the most important thing is the election of the prime minister.
Immediately after Prime Minister Brettianu decided not to contest the parliamentary elections, the Liberal Party put forward Karaturi as the new prime minister. And the Conservatives have also put forward their nominee, Bernard from Iasi.
Born into a landowning family in Iasi, the Bernard was well educated from an early age and joined the Conservative Party at the age of twenty. He then became active within the Conservative Party, organising several propaganda campaigns in Iasi, which cemented the Conservatives' presence in the region. And it also brought him into the sight of the high-level, and he was rated as a rare propaganda talent at that time.
In the years that followed, Bernard rose from the grassroots to the seat of the Conservative Party Central Committee. He has also changed from a high-spirited young man to a gray-haired half-hundred old man who knows the destiny of heaven, and in this year's general election, he decided to attack the prime minister's throne. To this end, Bernard put forward his own policy one after another, such as guaranteeing the income of the peasants, developing the domestic economy, treating all ethnic groups in the country equally, and promoting foreign relations with neighboring countries.
And the Liberal Party's Karaturi has put forward a similar policy policy. However, unlike Bernard, because he has been the Minister of Industry for many years, there is more subdivision in the development of the economy. And, more importantly, he was closer to King Eder and had a good uncle. On an unknown night, the old Prime Minister Sturl entered the palace and had a secret conversation with King Edel for most of the night. No one knows what they talked about, but the old prime minister came out and told his nephew with enough confidence to go all out to compete for the prime minister.
Monarch Eder was not without prestige at home, but he could not have said anything about it during the election. However, although he cannot interfere in the election openly, no one can ignore his role in the election. It's just that the two candidates who were elected as prime ministers are unlikely to see him at this time, while the old prime minister can. So this time Karaturi really has to thank his uncle.
When the election begins, the two prime ministers are staring at the results. They don't have to worry about the fundamentals of both parties, but neutral votes are very important, and at present, the Romanian prime minister election has the largest number of neutral votes. Because the prime minister of Romania is not directly elected, but the voters are selected by each region first.
At present, Romania's territory has expanded too much to allow other new territories to join the elections, although the two parties have not yet been able to penetrate these areas. Among these new regions, the military and the royal family are currently the most influential, and the prestige of the country is unparalleled.
So in essence, in the prime minister election, Eder is the manipulator behind the scenes. However, this kind of thing cannot be put on the table, after all, the system of constitutional monarchy needs to be maintained. After all, breaking this system will cause social unrest, and it would be bad if it led to some freaks. And Eder is also the biggest beneficiary of the current system, so he will not die to break it.
The vote on the prime minister in parliament went on quickly, and the two prime minister candidates who were waiting for the results were also smiling as they watched the staff count the votes. However, it can be seen from their somewhat stiff expressions that the two are also very nervous.
As the counting continued, the face of the Conservative Party became more and more heavy. The Liberals, on the other hand, looked much more relaxed, and some even began to laugh.
"According to our vote count, currently Mr. Bernard of the Conservative Party has 76 votes, while Mr. Karaturi of the Liberal Party has 157 votes. In the end, the Liberal Party won Karaturi and won the post of Prime Minister. ”
The Liberal Party cheered as the staff announced the results, rejoicing that the party had won the election. The Conservatives, on the other hand, sighed, knowing that their party has not had a prime minister for 20 years, and if it continues like this, its influence will fall to a low point.
Unlike the people below, Bernard and Karaturi were relaxed after the results were announced. Bernard even came over to congratulate his opponent in person.
Karaturi looked at Bernard, who had left after congratulating him, and he knew that his victory was mainly due to His Majesty's help. And how to get along with His Majesty politically, this will be his most important test. But that's for the future, and for now he just needs to cheer for winning the premiership.
The release of the results of the new prime minister has given a theme to those who are following this election. Many domestic media published Karaturi's work experience, and wrote a large part about his experience as Minister of Industry and Mayor of Ploiesti. Moreover, the newspapers hinted at the role of the new prime minister in promoting the Romanian economy in his previous work.
It is clear that these media outlets are building momentum for the new prime minister and putting him on a stronger footing in power. There is the push of the Liberal Party, and there is also the shadow of Eder. In fact, no matter who is elected, the monarch will deliberately promote the foundation of the prime minister's governance.
Compared with the praise of merit in China, the foreign media will not be so polite. For example, in the Times, there was a comment on the election of Romanian prime minister.
This is a victory for the Romanian monarchy, this is how the Times assessed this election. In their view, Romania's parliamentary monarchy has too much power for the monarch, and the parliamentary power is too small to restrain the monarch's actions. This defect makes Romania dependent on the decision of the monarch for everything, which is very unreasonable. As for the election of the prime minister, it is only the monarch who chooses a person to assist him, and the election of Karaturi also shows that it is only a choice of the electors of the two councils who is more obedient.
This is completely detrimental to the Romanian democratic process and will make the Romanian political system more and more backward. And this will not protect the growing bourgeoisie in the country, which requires greater vigilance on the part of the country's bourgeoisie.
The Times report angered the Romanian ambassador, who protested to 10 Downing Street. They were asked to stop the Times' slander of the Kingdom of Romania.
But the answer given by Downing Street to the protests in Romania was that it was the freedom of speech of the newspapers, and they couldn't do anything about it.
And the protest of the Romanian ambassador gave the Times another opportunity, for which it was another cynical report.
However, these reports had no effect on Romania, but Eder read the report anyway.
"Your Majesty, this is nothing but the result of the disgust of the British Labour Party for our country's successive wars against Soviet Russia. In The Times, there are quite a few members of the Labour Party. ”
Edel listened to Miloc's answer and was relieved. You must know that after first reading this report, Eder thought that Britain's attitude towards Romanian diplomacy was about to change, so he asked Milok to investigate. And the result made him worry in vain. But that's fine, anyway, the Labour Party is not the ruling party in the UK, so there is nothing to worry about.
After waving his hand to the intelligence chief's departure, Eder felt that he needed to pay attention to the attitudes of other countries, especially the major European powers.
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