 As Marshal Caviglia was one of the few officers of the "Regio Esercito" who kept his distance from the Fascist regime, he was unacceptable to Victor Emmanuel who wanted an officer who was committed to upholding Fascism, which led him to choose Badoglio who had loyally served Mussolini and committed all sorts of atrocities in Ethiopia, but who had a grudge against "Il Duce" for making him the scapegoat for the failed invasion of Greece in 1940.In addition, Badoglio was an opportunist who was well known for his sycophancy towards those in power, which led the king to choose him as Mussolini's successor as he knew that Badoglio would do anything to have power whereas Caviglia had a reputation as a man of principle and honour.The king felt that Badoglio as prime minister would obey any royal orders whereas he was not so certain that Caviglia would do the same.