Marin's predecessor, General Eugen Badalan, had been engaged in a bitter political quarrel with Defence Minister Teodor Atanasiu, of the Liberal Party, leading the president to warn of "a rift between the ministry and the army".
Marinov prethodnik, general Eugen Badalan, bio je uključen u ogorčenu političku prepirku s ministrom obrane Teodorom Atanasiuom, članom Liberalne stranke, zbog čega je predsjednik upozoren na "rascjep između Ministarstva i vojske".