The abolition of the monarchy will be proposed by the Scottish Greens, in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Great Britain.
In particular, the Scottish Greens’ manifesto will include a proposal for abolishing the “splendor and ceremony” of the monarchy, said one of the party’s two leaders, Patrick Harvey.
Speaking ahead of the party’s campaign launch in Edinburgh on Thursday, Harvey said his party would announce its plans for a Written Constitution and a Democracy who will be able to elect and dismiss the head of state.
“The monarchy is a very outdated and fundamentally undemocratic institution”
The manifesto will propose the abolition of the “unelected head of state” and a “permanent written constitution” in an independent Scotland.
As he himself said: “The monarchy is a very outdated and fundamentally undemocratic institution. It represents a different era and seems increasingly irrelevant and ridiculous for the 21st century. However, there are only a few weeks left before the drum roll and the pompous ceremony in which the king takes over the new government. We should be able to challenge power and elect or remove the head of state through the ballot box, as most countries do.”
Harvey called for a written Constitution, which would be used “to prevent the kind of power grabs and trickery we saw at Westminster”.
“The Scottish Greens are the only party that advocates an independent Scottish Republic, where power is defined by the people and not passed down as a family heirloom,” he concluded.
The United Kingdom is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on July 4.
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