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This is nonsense. Norway is a full democracy according to the Economist Democracy Index, where it has ranked #1 the last couple of decades. Norway's government
by atombender 1y ago
This is nonsense. Norway is a full democracy according to the Economist Democracy Index, where it has ranked #1 the last couple of decades.
Norway's government is elected through open, free elections. While the king is nominally the head of state, this is a symbolic position with extremely limited powers, and the king has not played a meaningful role in politics since World War 2. The royal family has no power over the government.
- anon191928 1y agothis does not sound limited powers? sounds literally opposite with proof. see quote : "King Harald holds the rank of General in the Army and Air Force, and of Admiral in the Navy. He is the nation's highest-ranking officer." https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28731&sek=27277 https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28731&sek=27277
- atombender 1y agoThose are not political appointments, and have no bearing on Norway's status as a democracy. Those military roles are largely symbolic. While nominally "commander in chief", this isn't the same way the U.S. president is CiC; the de facto head of the armed forces is not the king, but the chief of defense. As head of state, the king has a very limited role in political affairs.