Fernand Barrow and Barroso quickly placed their resignation letters on Jerome Bonaparte's desk. After Jerome Bonaparte signed his name at the bottom right of the resignation letters, he passed them to the Cabinet Prime Minister Oppel, who also signed his name.
Only then were the resignations of Fernand Barrow and Barroso officially ratified. Naturally, the cabinet changes inevitably stirred up the upper echelons of the civil service. Some senior officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who inclined towards Fernand Barrow temporarily lost their former power, awaiting the arrival of a new patron.
While the outside world speculated on who would take over the positions of Fernand Barrow and Barroso, it was unexpected that Fernand Barrow, who was generally considered to have lost power, was immediately appointed as Attorney General.
This dramatic change left the Order Party, eager for a spectacle, dumbfounded.
