The New King was beginning an era of reform. He had given the National Assembly a great deal of power and had broken the tight hold that the 20 families had held on the country. He proposed several changes in the laws of the nation. He proposed a reform of the minimum wage and of Social Security. A widower himself he married his brothers widow and adopted the children,Piedro Martinez was elected as the Prime Minister by the National Salvation Party which won the majority in the House.