Republics might not always best be modeled as ‘elective monarchies’.
[2] - The existence of elective monarchies also is suggestive that the theory may be meaningful, but it again raises the question of why elective monarchies weren’t more prominent. Maybe in practice elective monarchies were too likely to become effectively hereditary monarchies in all but name (c.f. the Hungarian kingdom and the Holy Roman Empire), that they didn’t distinguish themselves enough to have a competitive advantage.
As suggested by this. I’ve heard about Parliamentary systems being different as well, though I don’t know how common different ‘forms of republic are’. (Especially if you consider that a government can have multiple structures which are run and work (together in) different ways.)
I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here? Republics (by which I meant all indirect democracies, regardless of whether it’s nominally a monarchy, including both parliamentary and presidential systems) and elective monarchies are two different classes of government- a republic’s leader is elected by a group that is a large portion of the populace of the nation for relatively short terms with limited powers, while the leaders of an elective monarchy are elected (usually) for life with far-reaching powers by an aristocratic electorate that is a small portion of the population.
What I was saying is that, in principle, both elective monarchies and republics have a competitive selection process, but perhaps in practice the competitive nature of elective monarchies often gets relegated in favor of a dynamic that makes the monarchy de facto hereditary
two different classes of government- a republic’s leader is elected by a group that is a large portion of the populace of the nation for relatively short terms with limited powers, while the leaders of an elective monarchy are elected (usually) for life with far-reaching powers by an aristocratic electorate that is a small portion of the population.
I haven’t heard much about elective monarchies, that cleared things up.
Republics might not always best be modeled as ‘elective monarchies’.
As suggested by this. I’ve heard about Parliamentary systems being different as well, though I don’t know how common different ‘forms of republic are’. (Especially if you consider that a government can have multiple structures which are run and work (together in) different ways.)
I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here? Republics (by which I meant all indirect democracies, regardless of whether it’s nominally a monarchy, including both parliamentary and presidential systems) and elective monarchies are two different classes of government- a republic’s leader is elected by a group that is a large portion of the populace of the nation for relatively short terms with limited powers, while the leaders of an elective monarchy are elected (usually) for life with far-reaching powers by an aristocratic electorate that is a small portion of the population.
What I was saying is that, in principle, both elective monarchies and republics have a competitive selection process, but perhaps in practice the competitive nature of elective monarchies often gets relegated in favor of a dynamic that makes the monarchy de facto hereditary
I haven’t heard much about elective monarchies, that cleared things up.