Why I am a Monarchist and Social Democrat

How can somebody with socialist inclinations believe in Monarchy?

King Haakon the first monarch of a free and independent Norway. The king that defined what the Norwegian monarchy should be about.

One of the oldest demands from socialist movements has been the abolition of Monarchy. The idea of inherited position and power comes across as an anachronism in a world where we believe in meritocracy, democracy and freedom. There is nothing more quintessentially conservative than…