[4] Public opinion in Greece considered Miaoulis' government, who also maintained his position as Minister for Naval Affairs,[2] to be pro-Austrian[5] and an obedient instrument of the king, which caused the opposition to develop a hostile mood.

[2] He resigned in May 1859, after the incident of the Skiadika, but the inability of Otto's chosen, Konstantinos Kanaris, to form a government, led Miaoulis to return to power.

[6] In the elections of that year, Miaoulis was re-elected as prime minister, but the government faced serious consistency issues leading to frequent cabinet reshuffles.

Miaoulis won again, although there were many reports of vote rigging and electoral terrorism which resulted in several strong opposition candidates to be left out of parliament.

He returned during the coronation of King George I (1863), but he didn't get involved in politics[8] due to lack of public support.