Luxembourg's Short-Lived Minority Government

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  • The appointment of Mathias Mongenast as a 'caretaker' Prime Minister marked the beginning of a short-lived minority government in Luxembourg.
  • The government quickly fell when Mongenast's nomination for head of Luxembourg's école normale was rejected by Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde.
  • Mongenast's resignation, just twenty-five days after being appointed, highlighted the challenges of being a minority Prime Minister in Luxembourg.
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The day after Eyschen's death, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde invited Mathias Mongenast, who had been Minister for Finance since 1882, to form a minority government. Mongenast's special status as a 'caretaker' Prime Minister is underlined by his official title; he was not 'President of the Government', as all other Prime Ministers since 1857 had been, but held the lesser title of 'President of the Council'. Mongenast's administration was never intended to be long-lived, and Marie-Adélaïde's main objective when appointing the experienced Mongenast was to steady the ship. Nevertheless, nobody expected the government to fall as soon as it did. On 4 November 1915, Mongenast nominated a new candidate for head of Luxembourg's école normale. The nomination did not meet with Grand Ducal approval, and Marie-Adélaïde rejected him. Mongenast persisted; education had been a hobby horse of his, and he imagined that the Grand Duchess would accept the advice of a minister as experienced as he was. He was wrong; the Grand Duchess had always been single-minded, and resented a minority Prime Minister, particularly one so new to the job, making demands of her. The next day, Mongenast resigned, just twenty-five days after being given the job.

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以下のとおりお答えします。 アイシェン亡き後の、ルクセンブルク政府の混乱ぶりを述べています。 ＞The day after Eyschen's death, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde invited Mathias Mongenast, who had been Minister for Finance since 1882, to form a minority government. Mongenast's special status as a 'caretaker' Prime Minister is underlined by his official title; he was not 'President of the Government', as all other Prime Ministers since 1857 had been, but held the lesser title of 'President of the Council'. ⇒アイシェン死去の翌日、大公妃マリー‐アデレードは、少数派の政府を形成するために、1882年以来財務大臣であったマサイアス・モンゲナストを招いた。モンゲナストの、『管理人（的暫定内閣）』総理大臣としての特別な身分が、彼の公式な肩書きによって強調されている。つまり、彼は、1857年以来、すべての他の総理大臣がそうであった『政府の長』ではなく、『議会の長』という、より小さな肩書きでしかなかったのである。 ＞Mongenast's administration was never intended to be long-lived, and Marie-Adélaïde's main objective when appointing the experienced Mongenast was to steady the ship. Nevertheless, nobody expected the government to fall as soon as it did. On 4 November 1915, Mongenast nominated a new candidate for head of Luxembourg's école normale. ⇒モンゲナストの管理は、決して長命であることは意図されず、経験豊かなモンゲナストを任命した時のマリー・アデレードの主目的は、船（政府）をしっかりさせることであった。それにもかかわらず、立ち上がるや否や（あまりにも早く）政府が崩壊するとは誰も予期しなかった。1915年11月4日、モンゲナストは新しい候補者をルクセンブルクのエコール・ノルマル（高等師範学校）の校長に任命した。 ＞The nomination did not meet with Grand Ducal approval, and Marie-Adélaïde rejected him. Mongenast persisted; education had been a hobby horse of his, and he imagined that the Grand Duchess would accept the advice of a minister as experienced as he was. He was wrong; the Grand Duchess had always been single-minded, and resented a minority Prime Minister, particularly one so new to the job, making demands of her. The next day, Mongenast resigned, just twenty-five days after being given the job. ⇒（ところが）その指名は、大公爵の承認を得られず、マリー・アデレードはそれを拒否した。モンゲナストは固執した。教育が彼のおはこ（得意な分野）であり、彼は実際に見られるように経験豊富な大臣なので、その忠言を大公妃が受け入れると想像したのである。(しかし）彼は、間違いをしてしまった。大公妃はいつも一途で、少数派の総理大臣に対して、特にその職務を刷新しようとするような大臣に対して憤慨し、彼女の自前の要求をしたのである。翌日、モンゲナストは、職務を与えられてからちょうど25日後に辞任した。

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