▁November ▁ 1 9 2 8 - Oct ober ▁ 1 9 2 9 ). ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁P N Ț ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁bringing ▁Prince ▁Carol , ▁who ▁had ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁succession ▁rights , ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁throne . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 - 1 9 2 7 , ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁prominent ▁polit icians , ▁he ▁visited ▁Carol ▁in ▁Paris , ▁ur ging ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁throne . ▁Pop ov ici ▁served ▁as ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁from ▁ 7 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁G he org he ▁Mir ones cu ▁that ▁was ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁reg ency ▁acting ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁minor ▁King ▁Michael ▁with ▁over see ing ▁Carol ' s ▁assumption ▁of ▁power . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁held ▁two ▁more ▁port fol ios : ▁Fin ance ▁( J une – Oct ober ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 - A pril ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁and ▁Justice ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 3 1 - J anu ary ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁January – Nov ember ▁ 1 9 3 3 ). ▁ ▁Pop ov ici ▁remained ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁as ▁the ▁latter ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁author itar ian , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁National ▁Renaissance ▁Front ▁regime ▁promised ▁him ▁the ▁P N Ț ▁would ▁not ▁stand ▁in ▁his ▁way . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 9 – 3