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 ušao je u žestok politički sukob sa ministrom odbrane Teodorom Atanasijuom iz Liberalne stranke, što je dovelo do toga da predsednik upozori na «razdor između ministarstva i vojske».