The regime and the constitutional principles from 1938

The authoritarian monarchy regime, from 1938-1940, functioned based on an exceptional status, because it was founded on a decree-law of state of siege and therefore all the power in the State was held in the hands of the army colonels and generals. By suspending the political parties, the political pluralism and the Parliament, the basic institutions of a democratic regime were abolished. Press censorship, the denying of the right to manifest and gather were assigned to the army and the militarization of the State institutions became a reality. The proclamation of the King as an absolute leader of the unique party and of the government transformed Romania into a ministerial and undemocratic monarchy, with authoritarian valence.