Article 82 of the Constitution[lower-alpha 2] was invoked, declaring the King "unable to reign" (dans l'impossibilité de régner).[24] Leopold's reclusive brother, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, was elected regent and took the oath the following day.[20] Further action on the Royal Question was pushed aside by more pressing economic and political issues that occupied most of the Government's time.[24][26] With Belgium under partial Allied military administration until the restoration of the government services, British hostility to Leopold's return also complicated the issue.[27]