Chapter 258 Late-Night Talk and Revised Resolution

For the cabinet ministers, their positions have been confirmed, from cabinet ministers to cabinet ministers, and this title has become more like a monarchy.

But the bad news is that if this resolution is implemented, the prime minister will have the power to appoint deputy ministers to interfere in the affairs of the departments in their hands.

After this resolution was passed to the cabinet government for discussion, the cabinet's attitude was very ambiguous and basically divided into two factions.

Led by Prime Minister Walter, Foreign Minister Andrew, Industry Minister Pierre, and Education Minister Richard did not express any opinions on this resolution, and it seemed to be in a default attitude on the surface.

Needless to say, Prime Minister Walter's powers are not too great. If he can appoint deputy ministers, it is also good news.

And several other ministers are also competing candidates for the next prime minister. Although their ministerial powers will be weakened in the short term, what if they become prime ministers?

The other faction has some different opinions, led by Minister of Civil Affairs Henry, and the two new ministers of agriculture and transportation.

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

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

The cabinet government has different opinions, and only Arthur can make the final decision.

On the evening of May 31, before the end of the election month, several cabinet ministers jointly asked to meet with Arthur, stating the unreasonable aspects of the cabinet reform and asking Arthur to make certain changes to the unreasonable aspects.

Although Prime Minister Walter is happy to see his power grow, he cannot openly stand up to support the previous resolution.

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

This is also the cleverness of Prime Minister Walter. Although he tends to support the previous resolution, he understands that only Arthur can make the final decision on this matter, and he has the right to wait for the result quietly.

Arthur also attaches great importance to this incident. In the final analysis, it was his negligence that led to this incident.

On the evening of the beginning of June, Arthur convened a cabinet meeting temporarily and discussed the cabinet reform all night.

Although no one knew what was discussed in the meeting that night, Arthur's change could be seen from the revised resolution issued by the Royal Parliament the next day.

According to the resolution issued by the Royal Parliament on June 1, the cabinet reform and the increase in seats remained unchanged, but the prime minister's authority to appoint deputy ministers was abolished, so that the powers of various departments could be unified, the government's administrative efficiency would be increased, and the possibility of infighting among government departments would be reduced.

At the same time, for the two extremely important departments of finance and defense, the ministers were not directly appointed by Arthur, but Arthur proposed three to five candidates, and the House of Representatives would elect them to obtain the final defense minister and finance minister.

For Arthur and the House of Representatives, this was a step back and a satisfactory result for both parties.

After all, the candidates proposed by Arthur must be loyal to himself, which also means that the final defense and finance ministers are loyal to Arthur, even if they will be elected by the House of Representatives.

In addition, several newly added cabinet seats have also been changed to a certain extent.

The Minister of Royal Affairs is appointed by Arthur himself. His general job is to handle 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 Minister of Finance and the Minister of Defense. Arthur nominates three to five candidates, and finally the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State are born after the election of the House of Representatives.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is elected by the House of Representatives. This is a relatively special position. The term of office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives is only two years, which also means that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the position with the fastest rotation in the cabinet government.

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

The Archbishop of Australasia is responsible for the overall management of the Australasian Protestant Association, and also serves as the Archbishop of the Australasian Protestant Church.

Arthur also plans to establish the Australasian Christian Association to ensure that the rights of other Christians can also be protected and to prevent non-Protestant European immigrants from losing interest in Australasia.

The Archbishop controls the religion of Australasia, and because of his special status, this is a lifelong position.

Therefore, the selection of the Archbishop must be in the hands of the royal family. This is also the only position in the cabinet department, except for the Minister of Royal Affairs, that is appointed by Arthur himself and does not require any election.

If the previous proposal made the House of Representatives a little timid, then the new proposal is sunny for the members of the House of Representatives.

The new proposal will hand over 10 of the 16 cabinet seats to the House of Representatives for election, and the four positions of finance, defense, state affairs and the chief justice will also have the right to elect after Arthur's nomination.

The positions that Arthur can appoint personally are only the Minister of Royal Affairs and the Archbishop. Although there is basically no limit on the term of office for these two positions, 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, these are only two, which is just a small fraction compared to the remaining more than ten seats.

Both the members of the House of Representatives and the cabinet government welcome the new proposals after the changes.

Even because the Speaker of the House of Representatives will be elected after this House of Representatives election, this election is more valued by other political 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, this is the cabinet!

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

After all, the newly added cabinet positions are all powerful. Needless to say, the Chief Justice will control the judicial system of Australasia and compete with the House of Representatives.

There is no need to think about the Archbishop. This is a clerical position. I believe that the General Assembly of the Church of England also has certain ideas about this position.

And the position of Secretary of State, which is similar to the Deputy Prime Minister, even makes some cabinet ministers very excited.

You know, some experienced cabinet ministers have served for three terms, and they must make some changes in the next term, otherwise they can only say goodbye to the cabinet seat.

But what is above the cabinet minister? Previously, there was only one prime minister position, but now there are more positions such as chief justice, secretary of state, minister of royal affairs and speaker of the House of Representatives.

These positions are different from cabinet ministers, and they are also the only way for them to stay in the cabinet government in the next term besides the prime minister.

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

With this cabinet reform, Arthur also clarified the appointment methods of governors of states and territories and colonial governors through legal means.

The governors of each state are elected by the state parliament, and they will take office after the House of Representatives has reviewed them correctly for a period of four years.

The governors of each colony and the governors of the capital territory are elected by the Royal Parliament and appointed by Arthur himself.

At the same time, cabinet officials no longer serve as members of the Royal Parliament. The members of the Royal Parliament are composed of members of the royal family, the Archbishop of Australasia, the great nobles, and members appointed by Arthur himself.

All members of the Royal Parliament have unlimited terms, which will become a new position for life.

The completely independent cabinet is directly responsible to Arthur and is supervised by the Royal Parliament and the House of Representatives.

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

However, Australasia has indeed become more democratic on the surface. After all, among the 16 cabinet positions, there are as many as ten positions directly elected by the House of Representatives, and the cabinet positions directly controlled by Arthur have been reduced to two, one of which is a clergy position.

On June 1, after the Royal Parliament, the House of Representatives voted in favor, and the cabinet seat reform resolution passed unanimously by the cabinet was officially implemented, and the political arena of Australasia has also undergone considerable changes.

Among them, the most delighted ones should be those ministers who have served in the cabinet government for three terms.

The reform of the cabinet gave them the hope of continuing to stay in the cabinet. Although they need to obtain Arthur's special favor, it is much better than several people competing for the position of prime minister, isn't it?

But this also means that they want to get a few more cabinet seats, and expressing absolute loyalty to Arthur and gaining Arthur's trust is the first step.

How to gain Arthur's trust? Several ministers were a little embarrassed for a while, but some have already set their sights on Grant, or the United Party behind Grant.

The United Party is the only royalist party in Australasia, and it is also the party closest to Arthur at present.

If they can establish contact with the United Party, does it mean that the relationship with Arthur will be further improved?

Although this situation is just a hypothesis, for the sake of a higher position in the cabinet and to continue to stay in the cabinet, perhaps a gamble is really the last resort.

Arthur is on the sidelines of the changes in the political arena after the resolution is promulgated. After all, no matter how much changes there are, it will not harm the royal family.

This cabinet reform is still good for Arthur or the future king of Australasia. After all, the king decides the ownership of several cabinet positions that are different from ministers. If the cabinet ministers want to continue to stay in the cabinet or go further, the attitude of Arthur and the future king becomes very important.

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