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http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/70965/1/pdf.175#page=18

Shortly thereafter, the king, in his royal suites, informed a startled Mussolini that he was no longer head of state. […] Frightened by the chaos, Marshal Pietro Badoglio, the Duce’s successor, immediately declared a state of siege, leaving many of the former Fascist laws on the books. Drawn mainly from the Fascist régime, Italy’s new military and political leaders, hounded by fears of revolution, aimed to uphold the existing conservative and monarchical political order.

Under no circumstances would such a government and administration ever call on the people to take up arms to drive the Germans from Italian soil. And no populist tribune would be permitted to declare “Patrie en danger” against the Teutonic menace. Instead, Badoglio, from the moment he took office, placated the Germans by telling the Italian people: “The war continues. Italy will remain faithful to its word.”