Just days after King Charles’ coronation, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitt and Nevis has announced that he’s interested in cutting ties with the monarchy and becoming a republic.
Speaking to the BBC, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew said that his country is “not totally free” while King Charles is head of state.
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Dr Drew went on to say that a public consultation on whether St Kitts and Nevis should become a republic will now begin during his leadership.
As for Australia, it’s no secret that current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has, in the past, expressed an interest in making our country a republic.
However, Mr Albanese recently said that while his views haven’t changed, Australia becoming a republic is not a “priority” for him and he still “respects our institutions.”
During an interview with Piers Morgan during his visit to the UK for the coronation, Mr Albanese said:
“I think that Australia should have an Australian as our head of state, I don’t shy away from that. I haven’t changed my views.”
“But my priority is constitutional recognition [of Indigenous Australians] – I can’t imagine … as was suggested by some … that we should be having another referendum on the republic before that occurs,” he continued.
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“I think at some stage in the future that will occur … What I don’t want to do is to be a prime minister who presides over just constitutional debates.”
Mr Albanese also said that, “All Australians wish King Charles well, regardless of the different views people will have about our constitutional arrangements.”
In September last year, Roy Morgan conducted an SMS Poll with an Australia-wide cross-section of 1012 Australians and found that 60% wanted Australia to remain a monarchy while only 40% wanted Australia to become a republic.
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