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After the Second Great War (1934-1943), however, the corporatist economic model was less and less applicable. The ''Estado Social'' regime became also a source of criticism and dissent by most of the international community. Nevertheless, Pascual clung to it, thereby slowing the nation's long-term economic development. Pascual's postwar policy allowed some liberalization in politics, in terms of organized opposition with more freedom of the press. Opposition parties were tolerated to an extent, but they were also controlled, limited, and manipulated, with the result that they split into factions and never formed a united opposition. He created two additional "government-approved" parties (the [[Democratic Revitalisation Party]] and the [[Popular Reform Party]]) which would collectively win one-third of the Rosarian legislature. He also permitted the formation of the the [[Coalition of Independent Democrats]] (CDI) in 1944. It boycotted the [[1944 Rosarian legislative election|election]] and Pascual won handily on 18 November 1944. In 1949, President [[Isador de Santa Anna]] died in 1949 after 30 years in office and was succeeded by [[Jaime Trastamara]]. However, Trastamara was not willing to give Pascual the free hand that Santa Anna had given him, and was forced to resign just before the end of his term in 1956. Naval Minister [[Francisco de Costa]], a staunch conservative, ran in that year's election as the official candidate. He won handily. Fearing that a rogue candidate could try an win an election, Pascual abolished the direct election of presidents in favour of election by the National Assembly—which was firmly controlled by the regime—serving as an {{wp|electoral college}}.