It is THE establishment.
https://internationalman.com/articles/the-deep-state-and-the-2024-election/
When I lived in Italy they told me that they had an extensive, EXPENSIVE bureaucracy that was put in place when the French Bourbons ruled them. At the time (centuries prior) it was modern and kept track of all the paperwork in a much more organized way but it had grown out of control. Looks like we have the same issue. Hopefully this will change soon.