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MONARCHIE ELECTIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

In hereditary monarchies, the office is passed through inheritance within a family group, whereas elective monarchies are selected by some system of voting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

L'on peut distinguer deux sortes de monarchies électives, l'une dans laquelle l'élection est entièrement libre, l'autre dans laquelle l'élection est gênée à certains égards. La première a lieu lorsque le peuple peut choisir pour monarque celui qu'il juge à propos; l'autre, quand le peuple par la constitution de l'état est astreint d'élire pour souverain une personne qui soit d'une certaine nation, d'une certaine famille, d'une certaine religion [...]

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