Are monarchies democratic?
While ABSOLUTE monarchies (i.e. Saudi Arabia) are not democratic, Constitutional Monarchies (Canada, the UK, Japan, Sweden, Norway etc…) are the world’s most democratic nations. In some constitutional monarchies, the Monarch has extensive “emergency powers”, which enable him/her to deal with a corrupt government and promote democracy. Constitutional monarchies also enable a non-political head of state, free from the corruption of politics. Finally, some of the most undemocratic nations of the world (i.e. Iraq, China, Burma etc…) are republics, while most monarchies are democratic.
