▁had ▁ens ured ▁a ▁g rip ▁over ▁Roman ian ▁politics , ▁the ▁P NR ▁and ▁the ▁Pe as ants ' ▁Party ▁un ited ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁Man iu ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁political ▁force , ▁the ▁National ▁Pe as ants ' ▁Party ▁( PN Ț ), ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁seven ▁years , ▁and ▁again ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁P N Ț ▁in ▁inter war ▁Roman ia ▁Despite ▁its ▁success ▁in ▁elections , ▁the ▁P N Ț ▁was ▁blocked ▁out ▁of ▁government ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Pr er og ative ▁of ▁King ▁Ferdinand ▁( who ▁had ▁preferred ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Br ăt ian u , ▁A ver es cu , ▁and ▁Prince ▁Bar bu ▁ Ș t ir bey ). ▁Man iu ▁public ly ▁protest ed , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁pe as ants ' ▁march ▁on ▁Buch ar est ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁show ▁of ▁support ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia ▁assembly . ▁He ▁also ▁showed ▁himself ▁open ▁to ▁de als ▁proposed ▁by ▁Vis count ▁Roth erm ere ▁regarding ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁T rian on ▁and , ▁as ▁King ▁Ferdinand ' s ▁death ▁approached , ▁started ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁dis in her ited ▁Prince ▁Carol ▁( K ing ▁Ferdinand ' s ▁son ), ▁propos ing ▁that ▁the ▁latter ▁by pass ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁crown ▁himself ▁in ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia ▁( as ▁a ▁new ▁foundation ▁for