▁due ▁to ▁his ▁on going ▁conflict ▁with ▁King ▁Carol . ▁ ▁Under ▁success ive ▁dict ator ships ▁The ▁country ▁moved ▁towards ▁an ▁author itar ian ▁regime ▁formed ▁around ▁Carol ▁and ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁rapid ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁fasc ist ▁Iron ▁Guard . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Man iu ▁agreed ▁to ▁sign ▁an ▁elect oral ▁p act ▁with ▁the ▁Iron ▁Guard ' s ▁Corn eli u ▁Ze lea ▁C od re anu , ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁block ▁the ▁monarch ' s ▁man eu vers . ▁The ▁king ▁instead ▁sought ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁class , ▁including ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁I on ▁Du ca ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁P N Ț ▁politician ▁Arm and ▁C ă lines cu , ▁while ▁cl amp ing ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁Iron ▁Guard — leading ▁to ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁similar ▁actions ▁in ▁repr is al . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁Northern ▁Trans ylvan ia , ▁B ess arab ia , ▁and ▁Southern ▁Dob ru ja ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Carol ▁conced ed ▁power ▁and ▁ex iled ▁himself , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Leg ion ary ▁State ▁around ▁the ▁Iron ▁Guard ▁and ▁General ▁I on ▁Anton es cu , ▁a ▁regime ▁which ▁aligned ▁Roman ia ▁with ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁A xis . ▁The ▁P N Ț ▁surv ived ▁in ▁semi - cl and est inity ▁and , ▁after ▁Anton es cu ▁p urg ed ▁the ▁Guard , ▁achieved ▁some ▁uno fficial ▁status