 The change of policy toward Germany incensed the underground democratic opposition, and especially Maniu's National Peasants' Party.It accused Carol of appeasement and called for a national unity cabinet to deal with the crisis.In that context, Comnen had a publicized meeting with three former Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Dimitrie I. Ghika, Victor Antonescu, Istrate Micescu), showing that they backed his German rapprochement.