Reforming not eliminating the Dual Monarchy

I would liketo discuss possibilities for improving the Dual Monarchy. I am not talking about destroying the Dual Monarchy. I don't want a "United
States Of Greater Austria."I have been rereading WIKING's excellant TL on AH putting the Eastern Front first. AH comes out of this in a much better position. The Monarchy is not seen as an incompetent fossil. Morale is better. I know conventional Alt.History wisdom says the empire can't be fixed. But stranger things have happened in real history.
I have learned from various reading that the Hungarian nobility were the
biggest obstacle the Dual Moarchy faced. Yes there were other nationality
problems, but the Hungarian nobility appear to be completely obnoxious and wrapped up in there own little world. My example being the nobility enriching themselves by selling food at a high price to Germany while industrial works in the Austrian half starved. This seems to me to be an example of"cutting your nose off to spite your face."
So my first suggestion would be universal male suffrage in the Hungarian domains. This would be an "executive order" from the King backed up by the KuK Army if necessary. This might dilute the nobilities power.
Any other ideas? I hope this will be an active discussion!
 
In a word, how?

That is, how is the Emperor managing to push that through? Doing it at bayonet point is going to provoke a lot of hostility - and probably violence.

But more problematically:
At this late date (1900+), it is a rickety structure in a lot of ways, that's the real problem.


Stranger things may have happened. But the conditions have to exist for those to happen.

And the conditions of Austria-Hungary are not favorable to being able to fix its problems - so much pressure, so little to work with.

I'd like to see a way to make it work, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying this is quite tough.
 
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