Reforms under Azana

• • he was prime minister from October 1931 until his dismissal in September in September 1933
  • leader of the Republican Action Party, which represented m/c reformers, many of whom were supporters of anti-clerical policies.
  • he aimed to reform the constitution and grant Catalonia more autonomy
• • his government was controversial, it was based on the constituent Cortes, which had been elected to draw up the constitution
  • Many people expected the Cortes to dissolve itself when the constitution was finalized
  • Azana continued as prime minister after the ratification of the constitution without calling new elections.