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King Harald V
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Accession and Constitutional Role
Harald V/) assumed the throne upon his father's death in January 1991. As the constitutional monarch, his functions are largely ceremonial and symbolic, though he retains important advisory and unifying roles. He formally opens the Storting each October, delivering the Speech from the Throne, which is drafted by the Cabinet.
A peculiar aspect of his reign involves the "Prerogative of the Unstruck Veto.… -
Parliament Of The United Kingdom
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The Sovereign
The Monarch (currently King Charles III) remains formally part of Parliament, deriving authority from the ancient concept of Rex in Parlamento. While the Sovereign's role in daily legislative affairs is ceremonial—principally assenting to bills via Royal Assent and opening sessions with the Speech from the Throne—their theoretical power is substantial. For instance, the constitutional convention requiring the Monarch to assen…