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Chapter 289: Chapter 257: Late-night Conversations and Amending Resolutions

    For the cab ministers, their positions were confirmed, changing from cab ministers to cab ministers, and the title became more like that of a monarchy.


    However, the bad news is that if this resolution is implemted, the Prime Minister will have the power to appoint deputy ministers to interfere in their respective departmtal affairs.


    After the resolution was st to the Cab Governmt for consultation, the cab''s attitude was quite ambiguous, basically divided into two factions.


    Prime Minister Walter, Foreign Minister Andrew, Minister of Industry Pierre, and Minister of Education Richard made nomts on the resolution, appartly in default.


    It goes without saying that the prime minister''s powers are not too great, and it would indeed be good news if he could appoint deputy ministers.


    Meanwhile, the other ministers are also contders for the next prime minister; although their ministerial powers would be weaked in the short term, what if they took the prime minister''s postter?


    The other faction, with somewhat differt opinions, was led by the Minister of Civil Affairs Hris and the two new Ministers of Agriculture and Transportation.


    They believe that having the prime minister appoint deputy ministers is certainly a good thing, but it could also increase the likelihood of internal disputes within each departmt.


    This is not a good developmt for the governmt, as an administration struggling with infighting would see a significant reduction in efficicy.


    Differt opinions emerged within the Cab Governmt, and ultimately only Arthur could decide.


    On the eving of May 3st, just before the d of the election month, several cab ministers jointly requested an audice with Arthur for their undefined status of cab reform and asked Arthur to make amdmts to the unreasonable parts of the reform.


    Although Prime Minister Walter was pleased with his growing power, he could not oply support the previous resolution.


    Does this not mean that he is a power-hungry and opportunistic person? If he acted that way, he would likely lose Arthur''s trust and favor.


    This is also the smart part of Prime Minister Walter; although he tds to support the previous resolution, he understands that only Arthur can decide this matter in the d, and all he can do is quietly wait for the result.


    Arthur also takes this incidt very seriously; after all, it was his own oversight that led to the situation.


    On the eve of early June, Arthur temporarily conved a cab meeting and held all-night negotiations on the reform of the cab.


    Although no one knows exactly what was discussed that night, the changes Arthur made can be se in the amded resolution issued by the Royal Parliamt the next day.


    ording to the June st resolution issued by the Royal Parliamt, the reorganization and increase of cab seats remained the same, but the Prime Minister''s authority to appoint deputy ministers was abolished, allowing each departmt''s authority to remain unified, increasing the governmt''s administrative efficicy, and reducing the possibility of infighting within governmt departmts.


    Additionally, for the two extremely important departmts of finance and defse, the ministerial candidates were not directly appointed by Arthur but were selected from a list of three to five nominees put forward by Arthur and th elected by the House of Represtatives, yielding the final Defse Minister and Minister of Finance.


    For Arthur and the House of Represtatives, this can also be considered as apromise, to achieve a satisfactory result for both parties.


    After all, the candidates Arthur nominates will definitely be loyal to him, so the final Ministers of Defse and Finance will also be loyal to Arthur, ev if they are elected by the House of Represtatives.


    Moreover, there have be some adjustmts to the newly added cab seats.


    The Royal Affairs Minister was appointed by Arthur himself, with the geral responsibility of handling affairs betwe the governmt and the royal family, which is the most important thing for a monarchy: the unity of actions betwe the governmt and the monarch.


    Chief Justice and Secretary of State (Deputy Prime Minister) were selected in the same democratic process as the Ministers of Finance and Defse, with Arthur nominating three to five candidates, and th the House of Represtatives electing the final Chief Justice and Secretary of State.


    Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House of Represtatives was elected by the House itself. This is a special position with a ture of only two years, which means the Speaker of the House is the position in the cab governmt that may rotate the fastest.


    Next is the Archbishop of Austrsia, a position appointed directly by Arthur.


    The Archbishop of Austrsia is responsible for coordinating the managemt of the Austrsian Protestant Association while also serving as the Archbishop of Austrsian Protestantism.


    Arthur also ns to establish the Austrsian Christian Association to sure the rights of other Christians are protected and to prevt European immigrants with non-Protestant faiths from losing interest in Austrsia.


    The Archbishop holds control over religion in Austrsia, and because of its unique status, will be a lifelong position.


    Therefore, the choice of Archbishop must be in the hands of the royal family. This is the only position in the cab departmt, apart from the Royal Affairs Minister, that is appointed directly by Arthur and requires no election.


    If the previous proposals made the House of Represtatives somewhat apprehsive, the new proposals to them are a breath of fresh air.


    The new proposal allocates  of the 6 cab seats to be elected by the House of Represtatives and, moreover, the House has the right to elect Arthur''s nominees for finance, defse, state affairs, and chief justice.


    Arthur can only personally appoint the positions of the Royal Affairs Minister and Archbishop, and though there are basically no term limits for these two positions, they can be considered lifelong positions as long as Arthur does not dismiss them.


    However, this is only for two positions,pared to more than t other seats.


    Both the House of Represtatives and the Cab Governmt weed the new proposal after the changes.


    Ev the election of the Speaker of the House of Represtatives after the House of Represtatives election has caused more atttion from other political parties.


    After all, the Speaker of the House of Represtatives is a position that directly ters the Cab, and although the term of office is only two years, it is the Cab!


    At the same time, several major positions after the cab reform has attracted many officials'' coveting and expectations.


    After all, the newly added cab positions have high ranks and heavyweights. The Chief Justice will naturally master the judiciary system of Austrsia and confront the House of Represtatives.


    As for the Archbishop, this is a divine position, and it is believed that the Anglican Geral Assembly also has certain ideas about this position.


    The position of the Secretary of State, simr to the Deputy Prime Minister, has ev aroused interest among some cab ministers.


    You know, some expericed cab ministers have be in office for three terms, and they must change in the next term, or they will have to say goodbye to the cab seats.


    But what''s above the Cab Minister? Previously there was only one Prime Minister''s position, and now there is the addition of the Chief Justice, Secretary of State, Royal Affairs Minister, and Speaker of the House of Represtatives.


    These positions are differt from the Cab Ministers and are the only way for them to stay in the Cab Governmt in the next term, other than the Prime Minister''s position.


    Because all these positions require Arthur''s nomination, it can be imagined that Arthur''s Sydney Pce will not be quiet in the near future.


    With the cab reform, Arthur has legally rified the appointmt methods of the governors of all states and territories and the colonial governors.


    State governors are elected by the State Parliamt and begin their four-year term after verification by the House of Represtatives.


    Meanwhile, Colonial Governors and the Governor of the Capital Territory are elected by the Royal Parliamt and appointed by Arthur himself.


    At the same time, cab officials no longer serve as members of the Royal Parliamt, and members of the Royal Parliamt consist of royal family members, the Archbishop of Austrsia, grand nobles, and members personally appointed by Arthur.


    All members of the Royal Parliamt have unlimited terms, and this will be a new lifelong position.


    The fully indepdt cab is directly responsible to Arthur and is subject to the supervision of the Royal Parliamt and the House of Represtatives.


    Under the various reforms of the system, although Arthur''s royal power seems to be somewhat weaked on the surface, in fact, for a monarch like Arthur, who has great prestige and military power, his power in secret bes higher.


    However, on the surface, Austrsia has indeed be more democratic. After all, out of the 6 cab positions, there are as many as  directly elected by the House of Represtatives, and Arthur''s direct control of the cab positions has dropped to two, one of which is a divine position.


    On June st, after the Royal Parliamt, the House of Represtatives voted in favor, and the resolution on the reform of the Cab seats, which was unanimously approved by the Cab, was formally implemted, and there were significant changes in the political ara of Austrsia.


    Among them, the most joyful ones should be those ministers who have already served in the cab governmt for three terms.


    The reform of the cab gives them hope to continue to stay in the cab, although it requires gaining Arthur''s special favor, but it is better than several people fighting for a Prime Minister''s position, isn''t it?


    But this also means that if they want to obtain more cab seats, they need to express their absolute loyalty to Arthur and gain Arthur''s trust as the first step.


    How to gain Arthur''s trust? Several ministers were momtarily perplexed, but some people have already looked at Grant or the Unity Party behind Grant.N?v(el)B\\jnn


    Unity Party is the only oply monarchist party in Austrsia and is also the political party closest to Arthur at prest.


    If they can establish contact with the Unity Party, does it mean that their rtionship with Arthur will be closer?


    Although this situation is only a conjecture, in order to obtain a higher cab position and continue to stay in the cab, perhaps taking a shot is really thest resort.


    Arthur takes a bystander''s attitude towards the changes in the political ara after the promulgation of the resolution, as there is no harm to the royal family no matter how it changes.


    The cab reform is beficial for Arthur, or the future king of Austrsia. After all, the king determines the affiliation of several cab positions other than the ministers. The attitude of Arthur and future kings bes very important for cab ministers who want to stay in the cab or go further.
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