King Carol II's Political View - from the "Governing over the Political Parties" Formula to the Authoritarian Regime
King Carol II's Political View - from the "Governing over the Political Parties" Formula to the Authoritarian Regime

Summary/Abstract: King Carol II’s reign was perceived as a controversial period. This paper is aiming to analyse the “governing over the political parties” formula and to observe the way that the political view of the Monarch changed over the years. Without proposing an exhaustive exposition of the governments during the reign of Carol II, I chose some examples which might be the most revealing regarding the approach proposed. By analysing how the King nominated the respective Councils of Ministers, I tried to observe what the reasons behind his decisions were, referring also to the Monarch’s relationship with the politicians. The final goal of the paper was on the one hand to outline the political vision of King Carol II and, on the other hand, to identify the way in which the formula of governing over the political parties was implemented.

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