Chapter 257: Late Night Talks and Amendments to Resolutions

For cabinet ministers, their positions were recognized, from cabinet ministers to cabinet ministers, and the title became more like a monarchy.

But the bad news is that if the resolution goes ahead, the prime minister will have the power to appoint deputy ministers to meddle in the affairs of their departments.

After the resolution was reached by the Cabinet Government for deliberation, the Cabinet's attitude was very ambiguous and it was basically divided into two factions.

Led by Prime Minister Walter, Foreign Minister Andrew, Minister of Industry Pierre, and Minister of Education Richard did not express any opinion on this resolution, and it seems that they are in a tacit attitude on the surface.

Needless to say, Prime Minister Walter did not have much to say, and the power of the prime minister was not too great, and if he could appoint a deputy minister, it would be good news.

And several other ministers are also contenders for the next prime minister, although their ministerial power will be weakened in the short term, but what if they become prime minister?

On the other hand, there is some disagreement, led by the Minister of Livelihood, Henris, and the two new Ministers of Agriculture and Transport.

They believe that the prime minister's appointment of deputy ministers is a good thing, but it also increases the likelihood of internal disputes between departments.

This is not a good thing for the development of the government, and the administrative efficiency of a government department that is busy with infighting will be greatly reduced.

The Cabinet government gave birth to different opinions, and in the end it was only Arthur who could decide.

On the evening of May 31, before the end of the election month, several cabinet ministers jointly asked Arthur to explain the irrationality of the cabinet reform and ask Arthur to make certain changes to the unreasonable.

While Prime Minister Walter is happy to see his power grow, he cannot stand up for previous resolutions.

Doesn't this mean that he is a man who fights for power? If he did so, he would lose Arthur's trust and goodwill.

This is also the clever point of Prime Minister Walter, although he is inclined to support the previous resolution, he understands that only Arthur can make a decision on this matter, and he only has the right to wait quietly for the result.

Arthur also took this incident very seriously, and in the end, it was his negligence that led to this incident.

On the evening of the day before the beginning of June, Arthur held an impromptu cabinet meeting and spent the night discussing the reorganization of the cabinet.

Although no one knew exactly what was being discussed at that meeting that night, Arthur's change was evident from the amendments issued by the Royal Council the next day.

According to the resolution of the Royal Assembly on June 1, the restructuring of the cabinet and the increase in seats remain unchanged, but the prime minister's authority to appoint deputy ministers has been abolished, allowing the functions and powers of various departments to be unified, increasing the administrative efficiency of the government and reducing the possibility of infighting in government departments.

At the same time, for the two extremely important ministries of finance and national defense, the choice of ministers is not directly appointed by Arthur, but Arthur proposes three to five candidates, and the House of Representatives elects them to determine the final defense secretary and the chancellor of the exchequer.

For Arthur and the House of Representatives, this is also a step back and can get a mutually satisfactory result.

After all, Arthur's proposed candidate must be loyal to him, which also means that the final Secretary of State for Defense and the Exchequer will be loyal to Arthur, even if it will be elected by the House of Representatives.

In addition, several new cabinet seats have also undergone certain changes.

The Minister of Crown Affairs is appointed by Arthur himself, and his general position is to be responsible for the affairs between the government and the royal family, after all, for a monarchy, the most important thing is the unity of behavior between the government and the monarch.

The Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State (Deputy Prime Minister) are elected in the same way as the Chancellor of Finance and Defence, with Arthur nominating three to five candidates, and finally the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State are elected by the House of Representatives.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the other hand, is elected by the House of Representatives, which is a special position, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives has only two years in office, which means that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the fastest possible rotation position in the Cabinet Government.

Next up was the Archbishop of Australasia, a position appointed by Arthur himself.

The Archbishop of Australasia oversees the Australasian Protestant Association and is also the Archbishop of the Australasian Protestant Church.

Arthur also intends to form the Australasian Christian Association to ensure that the rights of other Christians are protected and that non-Protestant European immigrants do not become less interested in Australasia.

The Archbishop controls the religion of Australasia and, because of his special status, means that this will be a tenured position.

Therefore, the choice of archbishop must be in the hands of the royal family, which is the only position in the cabinet department that is appointed by Arthur himself and does not need to be elected.

If the old proposal scared the House of Representatives, the new proposal is sunny for the members of the House of Representatives.

The new proposal would give 10 of the 16 cabinet seats to the House of Representatives, and would also have the right to vote for Arthur's nomination for four positions: the Treasurer, the Defence, the State and the Chancellor.

The only positions that Arthur can personally appoint are the Minister of Royal Affairs and the Archbishop, although there is basically no limit to the length of service of these two positions, and even as long as Arthur does not remove them from their positions, these two positions can basically be said to be lifelong.

But after all, there are only two, which is a fraction of the remaining ten or so seats.

Both members of the House of Representatives and the Cabinet government welcomed the new proposals.

Even because after this House of Representatives election, the Speaker of the House of Representatives will be elected, which makes this election more serious for other parties.

After all, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is also a position that directly enters the Cabinet, although the term of office is only two years, but this is the Cabinet!

At the same time, several important positions after the cabinet restructuring have also been coveted and expected by many officials.

After all, the new cabinet positions are all high-powered, and the justices will naturally control the judicial system of Australasia and compete with the Chamber of Representatives.

The archbishop doesn't need to think about it, this is a priesthood position, and I believe that the British Protestant General Assembly also has certain ideas about this position.

And the position of state secretary, which is similar to that of deputy prime minister, has even made some cabinet ministers feel very excited about it.

You know, some of the more experienced cabinet ministers have been in office for three terms, and they must change their next term, or they will have to say goodbye to their cabinet seats.

But what else is there for the cabinet ministers? Previously there was only one Prime Minister, but now there are Lord Chancellors, Ministers of State, Ministers of Royal Affairs and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

These positions are different from cabinet ministers and are the only way they can remain in the next Cabinet government other than the prime minister.

Because these positions all need Arthur to nominate for reasons, it is conceivable that Arthur's Sydney Palace will not be too clean in the near future.

With this cabinet reshuffle, Arthur also clarified through legal means the way in which the governors and territories of the states and the governors of the colonies were to serve.

Governors are elected by the state chambers and are reviewed by the House of Representatives for a four-year term.

The Governors of the Colonies, the Governors of the Capital Territories, were elected by a vote of the Royal Parliament and appointed by Arthur himself.

At the same time, cabinet officials ceased to serve as members of the Royal Parliament, which consisted of members of the royal family, the Archbishop of Australasia, the Grand Noble, Arthur personally appointed members.

All members of the Royal Parliament will serve an unlimited term and this will become a new position for life.

The fully independent Cabinet is directly accountable to Arthur and is overseen by the Royal Parliament and the House of Representatives.

Under the various reforms of the system, although it seems that Arthur's royal power has been weakened on the surface, in fact, for a monarch like Arthur who controls great fame and army, the power has become higher secretly.

However, Australasia has indeed become more democratic, after all, there are as many as 10 of the 16 cabinet positions directly elected by the House of Representatives, and the cabinet positions directly controlled by Arthur have been reduced to two, and one is still a clergy post.

On June 1, after the Royal Parliament, the House of Representatives voted and agreed, and the cabinet unanimously passed the cabinet seat restructuring resolution was officially implemented, and the political scene in Australasia has also undergone a lot of changes.

Among them, the most gratifying are the ministers who have served three terms in the Cabinet Government.

The cabinet restructuring gave them hope of staying in the cabinet, and although they needed to be favored by Arthur, it was better than several people vying for the position of prime minister, wasn't it?

But it also meant that they wanted to gain a few more cabinet seats, and to show absolute loyalty to Arthur, and gaining Arthur's trust was the first step.

How do you gain Arthur's trust? Several ministers were in a bit of a quandary, but some had already set their sights on Grant, or the Unionist Party behind Grant.

The Unionist Party is the only outright royalist in Australasia and Arthur's closest party to the moment.

If you can establish a relationship with the United Party, does it mean that the relationship with Arthur is a step forward?

Although this situation is only a hypothesis, it may be a last resort for the sake of higher positions in the Cabinet and to remain in the Cabinet.

Arthur was on the sidelines about the political changes that followed the resolution, after all, no matter how much it changed, it would not hurt the royal family.

This cabinet change is still good for Arthur or the future king of Australasia, after all, the king determines several cabinet positions that are different from the ministers, and the cabinet ministers want to stay in the cabinet or go further, and the attitude of Arthur and the future king becomes very important.

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