Are monarchy and democracy compatible?

Monarchy is a proven means for democracy; republicanism has a poor democratic record. Many examples across Europe and overseas demonstrate this. In any democracy the highest position should be beyond party-politics. The head of state has to take an independent and mediating role.

The monarchical system offers the best possibilities to do justice to all social groups. The monarch is especially a monarch for minority groups and he takes their concerns seriously because he has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, by doing so. In times of crisis or depression it is the monarch as an independent person who can defend and give voice to the weak.

The question whether monarchy and democracy are compatible has to be answered with a clear understanding of parliamentary democracy. The restored German monarchy will have a parliamentary system but will not see the state as a ladder for self-serving politicians or as an instrument for hoodwinking the people. The state must not be regarded as an end in itself.

        Does monarchy have a right to exist in a society in which performance and not the accident of birth is decisive?

Not always do the best win in political life - more often the unscrupulous. The very word "political" is synonimous in many languages with "unscrupulous". Therefore it is better to withhold the highest public office from the ambition of politicians.

The education of a hereditary monarch from early youth onwards, the natural accustomisation to his duties, creates safety in behaviour, independent thought and a wide range of ability and experience. The heirs to modern thrones are well-travelled, well-trained, and well-connected with the greatest statesmen of their day.

Performance still counts, especially for the heir to the throne, the one who wants to keep his dynasty on the throne. In a monarchy, not only a single man is head of state but a whole family. This indicates the revaluation of the position of women and of family values in general.

Is reintroduction of monarchy possible?

As the examples of Spain and, more recently, Cambodia show, it is possible to reintroduce monarchy. "There is nothing impossible in politics" as the Kaiser’s heir Prince Louis Ferdinand once said.