Monarchism in Romania

The idea of the restoration of the monarchy in Romania is a popular idea that has been supported by a fraction of the population of the country ever since the Romanian Revolution. If in 1997, only 7% of Romanians supported this idea, this number increased to 10% in 2002, to 14% in 2007, to 16% in 2008, to 27.2% in 2013 and to 30.2% in 2014.[1] A 2016 poll showed a decrease of support to 21%,[2] followed by a 2018 poll with 37% in favor of the organization of a referendum for the restoration; the latter was shortly after the funeral of Michael I of Romania, the last King of Romania.[3]

Michael I, the last King of Romania, in Alba Iulia in 2007

Support for a new kingdom in Romania has also been expressed by several public figures. Niculae Bădălău, the executive president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) at the time, declared in late 2017 that despite identifying himself as a republican, he was not opposed to a referendum on the monarchy being held in Romania, saying that the issue should be discussed as "I saw that there already are many sympathizers in media".[4] In response to this, the Prime Minister of Romania Mihai Tudose said that he could not support this initiative as he was not a monarchist. On the other hand, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) at the time, talked about the possible benefits of having a monarch in Romania.[5] Furthermore, Cristian Diaconescu, former Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, in the face of the 2021 Romanian political crisis, declared "a constitutional monarchy would have managed the crisis better, because only it can guarantee the balance of power".[6]

See also

References
  1. Boia, Lucian (2014). "Suveranii României. Monarhia, o soluție?". Humanitas SA. ISBN 9789735046637.
  2. Mihalache, Mădălina (26 April 2016). "Sondaj. Monarhia putea salva România. Două treimi din români cred că am fi evoluat înspre mai bine dacă după Revoluție deveneam monarhie". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  3. Negrea, Lucian (31 January 2018). "SONDAJ - Românii spun PAS monarhiei: SURPRIZĂ în topul personalităților apreciate din Casa Regală". stiripesurse.ro (in Romanian).
  4. Stan, Filip (18 December 2017). "Referendum pentru monarhie? Anunțul surprinzător al președintelui PSD" (in Romanian). România TV.
  5. "Ce spun liderii PSD-ALDE despre un eventual referendum pentru monarhie". Digi24 (in Romanian). 18 December 2017.
  6. Ghilezan, Marius (22 November 2021). "PARIS MATCH: Poate deveni România o monarhie constituțională?". România liberă (in Romanian).
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