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Which monarchy is democratic in world????

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Which monarchy is democratic in world????

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  1. The constitutional ones. Spain, Sweden, England, the Netherlands and so forth.


  2. Constitutional Monarchies like The UK,Spain,Luxembourg,Denmark and Spain are more democratic than absolute monarchies because both a sovereign and an elected Parliament/Prime Minister,take care of the government.

  3. Almost all of the countries with a monarch, are constitutional monarchs. The true ruler of the country is parliament or congress,

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    The only country where the monarch was elected in recent times was Norway. Well, election is a strong word, there were not multiple candidates. He was approved by a vote of the people on a referendum.

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    In 1380  Olav IV of Norway succeeded to both the thrones of Norway and Denmark and was also elected King of Sweden. Norway would not have it's own king for 525 years.

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    EVENTS OF 1905

    DISSOLUTION OF UNION WITH SWEDEN

    The Norwegian people gave their consent in a plebiscite held on 13 August which resulted in an overwhelming 368,208 votes (99.95%) in favor of dissolution of the Union, against 184 (0.05%) opposed, with 85 percent of Norwegian men voting. No women voted, as universal suffrage was not granted until 1913.

    On November 12 and November 13, in the second constitutional plebiscite in three months, Norwegian voters decided by a nearly 79 percent majority (259,563 to 69,264) to keep the monarchy instead of establishing a republic.

    During the summer a Norwegian delegation had already approached the 33-year-old Prince Carl of Denmark, the second son of the Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark. The Norwegian parliament had considered other candidates but ultimately chose Prince Carl, partly because he already had a son to continue the line of succession, but more significantly because Carl was married to Maud of Wales, the daughter of King Edward VII. By bringing in a king with British royal ties, it was hoped that Norway could court Britain's support.

    Prince Carl impressed the delegation in many ways, not the least because of his sensitivity to the liberal and democratic movements that had led to Norway's independence. Though the Norwegian constitution stipulated that the Storting could choose a new king if the throne were vacant, Carl was aware that many Norwegians — including leading politicians and high-ranking military officers — favored a republican form of government. Attempts to persuade the prince to accept the throne on the basis of Parliament's choice failed; Carl insisted that he would accept the crown only if the Norwegian people expressed their will for monarchy by referendum and if the parliament then elected him king.

    Following the November plebiscite affirming Norwegians' desire for a monarchy, the parliament by an overwhelming majority offered Carl a clear mandate to the Norwegian throne on November 18. The prince accepted the same evening, choosing the name Haakon, a traditional name used by Norwegian kings. The last king with that name was Haakon VI, who died in the year 1380.

    The new king therefore became Haakon VII, King of Norway. His two-year-old son Alexander, the heir apparent, was renamed Olav and became Crown Prince Olav. The new royal family arrived in the capital Kristiania (later Oslo) on November 25. Haakon VII was sworn in as king of Norway on November 27.

  4. all of the europe that have monarchyy,  canada < AUSTRALIA.....  in asia>> JORDAN , BAHRAIN , THAILAND <  

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