The Crown and the Ballot: A Perfect Synthesis

History shows that constitutional monarchies are statistically more stable and less prone to violent coups or revolutionary upheavals. The presence of a traditional head of state provides a sense of legitimacy to the military and the civil service that is anchored in the law and the historical state rather than a specific political regime. Soldiers swear an oath to the Crown, which is a permanent institution, rather than to a transient politician. This creates a barrier against the politicization of the armed forces, as the military’s ultimate loyalty is to a symbol of the nation that exists regardless of which party is in power.