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In the year 1929, a government led by Aurelio Marzo Cadrega, an anti-socialist, was formed during a time of great crisis for the kingdom. The crisis was largely due to an unequal distribution of wealth and power, where the wealthy industrialists and landowners had accumulated significant economic and political influence, while the working class and rural population had little representation in government.

This led to growing calls for reforms and greater social and economic equality, which resulted in strikes, protests, and demonstrations. The government's response was to use force to suppress the unrest, which only made the situation worse.

The situation also highlighted the deep divisions within the political establishment, with some factions supporting the working class and calling for reforms, while others supported the interests of the wealthy elites.

Leone Ausilio, a nationalist politician, capitalized on the situation by forming paramilitary organizations called Hares squads that violently suppressed left-wing political organizations and trade unions. Ausilio presented himself as a defender of order and bourgeois society, and his squads were responsible for violent attacks on left-wing newspapers, socialist parties, and labor activists.

As the violence escalated, the government was forced to make significant concessions to the workers in an attempt to restore order. They passed laws to reduce working hours and created new agencies to monitor worker safety and safeguard economic conditions.

At the Watts convention Ausilio transformed his violent squads into a political movement called the Union of Arafors, which allied with the Conservative party and obtained a significant voice in the country's politics, gaining 35 seats in the Landsraad in the september general election.

The rise of the Unionists marked a shift towards more populist and nationalist politics, challenging the traditional parties and their alliances.

In late November 1930, King Pietro VI abdicated in favor of his son Peter I, who was crowned in January 1931. This change in leadership marked a new era for the kingdom, and the challenges facing the country remained to be seen.