tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post808491631856740735..comments2023-10-17T16:05:59.282+01:00Comments on radical royalist: radical royalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-24568824731357982272010-07-02T10:48:15.962+01:002010-07-02T10:48:15.962+01:00Well, a monarch would not be shown at all because ...Well, a monarch would not be shown at all because he does not stand for election.<br />Being known abroad is not a requirement for the job. Few countries have the commodity of having many well-known personalities who would make a decent head of state. Therefore the main requirement is a non-partisan dignified representative, and post-war Germany has been lucky with its presidents in that matter.<br /><br />You missed one fact: although it was not necessary anymore, 625 votes actually was an absolute majority.Hansbaerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661696660713648315noreply@blogger.com