> So, a republic does not have a monarch. The Netherlands does have a > monarch, therefore The Netherlands is not a republic. > > Q.E.D.
But, it isn't a democracy either. Democracies don't have monarchs.
Then how would you describe countries like The Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and Spain? These are all monarchies and they are all democratic.
Jeroen "Political Observations" van Baardwijk
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