Saopštenje

“Danas”

The King Reigns, the Government Rules

Why Crown Prince Alexander believes it is the right time for reestablishment of parliamentary monarchy in Serbia

Belgrade – The fact that the presidential elections in Serbia have failed for the third time, even having in mind that it might be the consequence of the existing election law, is a tragedy for the entire nation. We desperately need stability and functioning of the political system. To move forward, I recommend to establish constitutional parliamentary monarchy , which means respect of all politicians, because in a constitutional parliamentary monarchy the head of state is not a member of any political party, and takes no sides – explains for the “Danas” Crown Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic, why the right way out from the deep state crisis in Serbia would be establishment of constitutional parliamentary monarchy, which is what was proposed by all advisory bodies of the Royal House of Karadjordjevic in a statement published the day before yesterday.

SM – a union of monarchy and republic

Reestablishment of monarchy in Serbia, according to Crown Prince Alexander would not endanger the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, but even improve the relationships between the two states. “If the citizens decide to have within a union ma republic, that would for instance, be Montenegro, and monarchy, like Serbia would be, it might function quite well. There are republics and monarchies within the EU, too. Besides, if you look at the expenses of the failed and the future elections, Serbia would have saved a lot of money if it had as the head of state a monarch who has both Serbian and Montenegrin blood in him. Of course, the citizens must elect the government in parliamentary elections, because the King reigns, and the government rules”, explains Crown Prince Alexander.

In addition, Crown Prince Alexander emphasizes how important it is that “the forthcoming parliamentary elections on 28 December be a success, and all citizens come out and vote for whoever they want. The desire is that the new parliament look carefully into all options that are open in Serbia. The aim is, of course, stability of the country, unity, continuity and protection of the democratic process. That means lobbying and contacts with all members of the parliament, as well as with the elected government, and organization and cooperation with the media, in order to explain all the advantages of constitutional parliamentary monarchy. What our citizens and our politicians must know is that constitutional parliamentary monarchy is not an instant solution, but the only system that provides respect of everybody regardless of their religious or ethnic origin – points out Crown Prince Alexander. He believes that bringing up the issue of reestablishing monarchy at this moment would not create new divisions in already politically divided Serbia, but “open new possibilities for its future. Many EU members are constitutional parliamentary monarchies, not to mention other examples in the world. The debate on the issue is a healthy one, including the debate on Spanish constitution, which is the most modern in Europe today. Spain is a country that went from dictatorship to democracy and membership in the EU”, reminds Crown Prince Alexander.

Jelena Tasic
19 November 2003