Posted by Henri M
on 14/10/2009, 13:23:22, in reply to "Re: privilège du blanc "
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Of course the Dutch monarchy survives long enough. The great statesman Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798-1872) has -to beware the Constitution for too changing winds in the moods of time- built constructions to make it difficult to change the Constitution.
It requieres at least 100 (of the 150) and 38 (of the 75) votes in respectively the Second Chamber and the Senate (First Chamber).
Then the Constitution has again to be offered and consented by a newly elected Second Chamber and First Chamber. Since the coalition is not willing to abolish the monarchy, it needs to be an Initiative by one of the fractions from the opposition to initiate such a Bill. It needs to have a qualified majority in both Chambers and again a new majority in newly elected Chambers.
D66 has tried to get a referendum, elected mayors or an elected Premier for 40 years. None of these were realised, let alone the abolition of the monarchy for a Republic of the Netherlands.
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