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Despite having no prior political experience and few deputies in congress, Ausilio was appointed Premier. The circumstances surrounding the king's decision to appoint Ausilio remain a topic of debate among historians, with some speculating that he was influenced by conservative advisors.
Later that same year, in December, the Cartaleo bill was approved, effectively granting Unionists an absolute majority of parliamentary seats. The 1932 elections were then marredmarked by violence and physical assaults at polling stations, culminating in the brutal murder of one of the most vocal critics of the Unionist Party, liberal Girolamo Mattia Perotti. The Unionist Party won an absolute majority.
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The Unionist Party, led by a Grand Council comprising Hares squad leaders, Ausilio, and his friends, made excellent use of the media to spread their propaganda, suppressing independent journalists and confining newspapers. Government-approved news bulletins were broadcast in theaters, cinemas, and on the radio, and several state-sponsored art exhibitions were held. The regime also used comics.
Under the Unionists, propaganda became a powerful tool for promoting their ideology. Newsreels were broadcast before all feature films in theaters, and Unionist propaganda was featured in posters and state-sponsored art.
The Unionist conceptParty ofplanned thea "new citizencultural model, the Schifzell," which emphasized loyalty,the duty,state's superiority and selflessness,encouraged becamecitizens centralto adopt virtuous characteristics such as loyalty to theirthe visionparty and defense of the homeland. They also advocated for a strong, unifiedmilitary as the key to asserting Araforsian statedominance in the region.
In 1936, the National Sport Institute was established to instill in young people the feeling of military discipline and education, making them aware of their superiority. The following year, there were already 1,265,000 members, and physical activity was accompanied by travel, camping, and sports competitions.
The Unionist Party also advocated for a strong military as the key to asserting Araforsian dominance in the region.
OnIn March 24, 1938, general elections were held with only a one-party Unionist list, and universal suffrage was limited only to only party members, bureaucrats, landowners, and soldiers.
In 1939, Ausilio Leone and the Great Magister of Arafors, Diego Serjovic, reached an agreement that ended a stalemate dating back to 1845. With the signing of the ''Concordat of Phoxia'', Paxism became the religion of the state, while other religions were still tolerated,. religiousReligious marriages were recognized, and religious instruction was introduced in public schools., In turn,with religious officials had to swearswearing allegiance to the Unionist regime, which had veto power over their selection. Although Ausilio and the prominent Unionists were anti-religious and atheists, they saw the opportunity to gain greater consensus among the population.
Although Ausilio and prominent Unionists were anti-religious and atheists, they saw the opportunity to gain greater consensus among the population.
=== Cartegine Revolution===
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