| has gloss | eng: The 1938 Constitution of Romania was the fundamental law that established the authoritarian monarchic regime of King Carol II. It was drafted by a university professor, Istrate Micescu, based on suggestions given by the king, and made public on February 20, 1938. Four days later, voters were obliged to vote verbally (“yes” or “no”) on the charter before an election bureau. Of 4,303,064 who voted, 4,297,581 approved and the remainder (0.13%) voted against. The constitution was promulgated on February 27 and published in Monitorul Oficial the next day. Through its eight titles and 100 articles, the document enshrined the principle of the King’s supremacy, doing away with the separation of powers in the state and a series of civic rights and freedoms. The King exercised legislative power through a corporatist bicameral Parliament and executive power through a government that he named and dismissed without parliamentary involvement. |