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**Chris** · 28-04-2011, 10:28

I'm wondering whether the poll was too simplistic - we could have had a choice between a republic with an executive president like the USA, or a ceremonial/constitutional president like Ireland or Germany.

On the other hand I'm not at all sure that even the republican movement in the UK is campaigning at that level yet. Possibly most Brits haven't even thought about it. However it's widely believed that the republic referendum in Australia a few years back failed not because of the general principle, but because of the specific model of republic it proposed.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,389	Re: Monarchy or Republic? I'm wondering whether the poll was too simplistic - we could have had a choice between a republic with an executive president like the USA, or a ceremonial/constitutional president like Ireland or Germany. On the other hand I'm not at all sure that even the republican movement in the UK is campaigning at that level yet. Possibly most Brits haven't even thought about it. However it's widely believed that the republic referendum in Australia a few years back failed not because of the general principle, but because of the specific model of republic it proposed.