From the outside it looks like he's operating as a late-medieval King, theatrically issuing decrees whilst his courtiers are just going around picking fights.

From the outside it looks like he's operating as a late-medieval King, theatrically issuing decrees whilst his courtiers are just going around picking fights. I don't really understand what the point of the houses are now, a fig leaf I guess? I suppose that in 5 years time he'll just pass an executive order saying there's a clear and present danger to democracy by having elections and that will be that.