New state bureaucracies have been established in…
May 1912 CE
New state bureaucracies have been established in Greece, and the powers of the governmental branches are substantially reworked by constitutional amendment.
Social laws establish workers' rights and simplify taxes while Venizélos builds military support by expanding and reëquipping the army.
The first years of Venizélos’ power have stabilized Greece's finances and stemmed the massive social unrest that had promised major upheaval.
Venizélos, his continuing political ascendancy confirmed with a sweeping victory in elections held in 1912, on May 29 creates an alliance of the Balkan Christian peoples (Balkan League).
Ostensibly created to limit increasing Austrian power in the Balkans, the league is actually formed at the instigation of Russia in order to take Macedonia away from Turkey, which is already involved in the war instigated by Italy.
