I'm less certain about this being the usual shakeup. There was a lot of talk that he was very well traveled and had stronger connections with the outside world

I'm less certain about this being the usual shakeup. There was a lot of talk that he was very well traveled and had stronger connections with the outside world than most within their government. He'd have been hard pressed to make the current situation worse so what if he was trying to do something different? Obviously just supposition, but food for thought.