anon191928 7 days ago

oh yeah, democracy with actual, real kingdoms (10 of them or how many?) kings and constitutions that gives real rights to king. Const. that actually puts king above law and says "sacrosanct".

what democracy? Yeah some of them have it but not EU and all.

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sandermvanvliet 7 days ago | parent | next [-]

Most are constitutional monarchies in which the monarch is a head of state with no or very limited political power.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchies_in_Europe

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oblio 7 days ago | parent [-]

Not most, all EU member monarchies are constitutional monarchies.

	▲	hoppp 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		The royal family is not above the law. They are just above people

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maxhille 7 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Give me the name of any country - and I'll tell you why it is not really a democracy.

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andrepd 7 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There's so many actual reasons to complain about lack of democracy at the EU level; constitutional monarchies are certainly not one of them.

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bsoles 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Why the downvotes? A democratic country should not have kings and queens, regardless of whether they have real power or not. Why should a person be so special in a democracy just because they have the right ancestors?

	▲	6510 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		They function as safeguards against a truly insane government. If they live up to that expectation I don't know but I suppose it's better than nothing. I pay about one Euro per month for ours. I can afford it. The king also has very high approval rating. People don't want him removed.
	▲	immibis 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		In the Commonwealth at least, the monarch or their representative is basically just acting as the failsafe that decides if the government is fucked and needs to be turned off and on again.