The document, comprising eight titles and 100 articles, was superficially similar to its predecessor. In practice, however, it was severely authoritarian and
corporatist in nature. It codified Carol's emergency powers, turning his reign into a legal dictatorship. It abandoned the principle of
separation of powers in favour of royal supremacy. This created a power structure similar to
Alexander I of Yugoslavia's
royal dictatorship of the previous decade. The rights and freedoms codified in the 1923 Constitution were swept away, at least in practice, by provisions that banned "revolutionary propaganda." The king exercised legislative power through a Parliament elected according to corporatist principles. He exercised executive power through a government that he appointed and dismissed without parliamentary involvement. He could dissolve Parliament at any time and rule by decree, and was the sole person empowered to amend the Constitution. As with the 1923 Constitution, Parliament was
bicameral. The lower house, the Assembly of Deputies, was to be elected every six years and composed of members of the following professional categories: agriculture and manual labour; industry and commerce; intellectual occupations. Deputies were elected in single-member districts, by secret and compulsory ballot; districts were drawn so as to assure adequate representation based on voters’ professions. The upper house, the Senate, was composed of members appointed by the King, members by right and members elected in single districts (in the same manner as Assembly members). The proportion of appointed and elected members was equal, while
senators by right had to meet the same conditions as set out in the 1923 Constitution. Appointed and elected senators had nine-year terms, while one-third of senators’ terms were renewed every three years. In December, the
National Renaissance Front was formed as the only legally permitted party. ==Suspension==