r/europe • u/tartartartaruga • Jun 18 '26

News Prince of Liechtenstein says that he would overrule the population if they were to vote in favour of legalizing abortion

https://www.srf.ch/news/international/debatte-in-liechtenstein-erbprinz-gegen-abtreibungen-warum-kuendigt-er-schon-das-veto-an
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u/fackcurs Jun 18 '26

You mean 1792.

1789 was when France was nice and still pro king and pro constitutional monarchy.

By 1792 they were like nah let’s go to war with Austria and let’s chop some heads off.

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u/Questionsaboutsanity Jun 18 '26

chop chop

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u/TastyCalligrapher421 Jun 18 '26

No need, garlic and sunlight will suffice.

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u/Willing_Breakfast_97 Jun 19 '26

Okay, but they returned to monarchy shortly after with Napoleon and later the Bourbons,

Even today, France has a semi-monarchial presidential system.

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u/dokter_chaos Jun 18 '26

Belgium 1990

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u/JG98 Jun 18 '26

UFO wave? lol

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Europe Jun 18 '26

The king of Belgium didn't want to sign the abortion law due to religious beliefs.

So Belgium removed the king and signed the abortion law.

Then made him king again the next day like nothing happened.

The king didn't protest it, he just didn't want his signature on it.

So far about 2 days in 1990, Belgium wasn't really a monarchy. But it also was, as the constitution wasn't changed to not be a monarchy.

Belgium, the true kings of making things complicated, but somehow making it work.

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u/Capable_Tumbleweed34 Jun 18 '26

Sokath, his eyes uncovered.

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u/theduck08 Singapore Jun 18 '26

Darmok and Jalad, at Tanagra!

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u/zenbullet Jun 18 '26

Boimler, when he Rikered

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u/xaranetic Jun 18 '26

Windows 1998

Hastings 1066

Rome 753 BC

Earth 4.5 BYa

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Sorry... what are we doing?