Romania has weak nationalism.
More precisely, as a relatively new country, the sense of national belonging is weak across the entire nation.
The king who established the dictatorship was from the French-German Hohenzollern bloodline.
The population consists of 80% Romanian with a mix of German, Hungarian, and Slavic minorities.
Their religion is Orthodox Christianity, same as ours.
As a Balkan nation, they naturally hate the Ottoman Empire but also have poor relations with the Slavic nation of Bulgaria.
So overall, they don't have much affinity with Russia, have established equal relations with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and have some connections with Germany.
'They're essentially the first neutral country in the Balkans.'
This shows how remarkable Carol I is.
He's someone who steadfastly focuses on national development while doing his own thing even in these turbulent times.