There isn’t nearly enough runway before mandatory elections anyway. It won’t matter one lick how well he’s actually doing when the economic pain reaches full force and standards shift from him vs someone obviously much worse to him vs everyone’s abstract, idealized personal fantasies.
Also probably didn’t want to be accused of ruling without a mandate since he’s not even an elected official.
There isn’t nearly enough runway before mandatory elections anyway. It won’t matter one lick how well he’s actually doing when the economic pain reaches full force and standards shift from him vs someone obviously much worse to him vs everyone’s abstract, idealized personal fantasies.