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Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions.
In a constitutional monarchy, a king or queen is the official head of state. However, their powers are limited by a constitution and they usually do not have much real power, as the legislative branch is the primary governing body.
StateLast Constitution EstablishedType Of MonarchyMonarch Selection1981KingdomHereditary succession.1993Selection of Bishop of La Seu d'Urgell ...1901Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary ...Hereditary succession.1973KingdomHereditary succession.Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions.
Constitutional monarchy, system of government in which a monarch (see monarchy) shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The monarch may be the de facto head of state or a purely ceremonial leader. The constitution allocates the rest of the government’s power to the legislature.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a nonelected monarch functions as the head of state within the limits of a constitution. Political power in a constitutional monarchy is shared between the monarch and an organized government such as the British Parliament.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in which the reigning monarch (that is, the king or queen who is the head of state at any given time) does not make any open political decisions. All political decisions are taken by the government and Parliament.
Une monarchie constitutionnelle est un type de régime politique qui reconnaît un monarque élu ou héréditaire comme chef de l'État, mais où une constitution limite ses pouvoirs [1]. Les monarchies constitutionnelles modernes sont le plus souvent des monarchies parlementaires avec un système de séparation des pouvoirs où le monarque est ...
