When a country’s local government on the lowest level is very strong, and each higher level of governance has less and less power, with the central government being very weak, the country is best suited to become stable and successful, said Eduard Habsburg. Although monarchy and constitutional republic are diametrically different systems of governance, the…
A Defining Time for Monarchies
Commentary Perhaps only King Charles III understood that his May 6 coronation in London was one of the few opportunities in a century to reposition the concept of monarchy in the global spectrum of competing social systems. Indeed, the “competition between competing social systems” is between systems that have come to be defined as tending…
60 Percent of Australians Want Australia to Stay as Monarch, Poll Shows
Support for the monarchy in Australia has risen over the last decade, with up to 60 percent of Australians stating that the country should remain as a monarchy, a recent Roy Morgan poll shows. The result came after the death of Queen Elizabeth II reignited the debate about whether Australia should become a republic with…
60 Percent of Australians Want Australia to Stay as Monarchy, Poll Shows
Support for the monarchy in Australia has risen over the last decade, with up to 60 percent of Australians stating that the country should remain as a monarchy, a recent Roy Morgan poll shows. The result came after the death of Queen Elizabeth II reignited the debate about whether Australia should become a republic with…
60 Percent of Australians Want to Stay Connected to the Monarchy, Poll Shows
Support for the monarchy in Australia has risen over the last decade, with up to 60 percent of Australians stating that the country should remain as a monarchy, a recent Roy Morgan poll shows. The result came after the death of Queen Elizabeth II reignited the debate about whether Australia should become a republic with…
UK Police Confirm People ‘Have Right to Protest’ Against Monarchy After Arrests
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed people “absolutely have a right to protest” against the monarchy, despite a number of incidents in which individuals were detained or even charged over anti-royalist placards. The death of Queen Elizabeth II has largely been greeted with sadness and respect but there have been incidents where people with a republican…
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Arrive in Canada for 3-Day Tour
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, have officially arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, to kick off their Canadian tour that will span three days and bring the royals to Ottawa and the Northwest Territories. Taking a Canadian government jet, they arrived at St. John’s International Airport on Tuesday, then took a…
Canada Is Already a Republic
Commentary That interview, and you know which one, has led to predictable calls for Canada to be a republic. OK. Abracadabra. Canada is a republic. Now what? No, really. We have been a republic for at least 800 years, which isn’t bad for a nation established 154 years ago. Because on Confederation we received a…
Thai Court Gives Record 43-year Sentence for Insulting King
BANGKOK—A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country’s strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. The Bangkok Criminal Court found the woman guilty on 29 counts of violating the country’s lese majeste law for…
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