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That's why many countries have a public figure with limited political power, such as British queen or German president. They serve as a "conscience of the nati
by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
That's why many countries have a public figure with limited political power, such as British queen or German president.
They serve as a "conscience of the nation".
- renox 8y agoI'm French and I prefer very much 'liberté, égalité, fraternité' as a moral standard than British's queen/king who are definitively not equal with their subjects.
- rat87 8y agoThat's as
- rat87 8y agoAs noted some countries have an appointed president (not for life) without much power that takes a similar symbolic (head of state) role to a monarch/Governor general in a constitutional monarchy (democracy). Like the German or Israeli presidents
- anoncake 8y agoSaying the role of the German president is symbolic is a bit like saying the role of flight attendants is to sell food and drinks. He has important powers, but only in case of a crisis that would otherwise result in a dysfunctional government.