Monarchism in Georgia...no, not that Georgia

[Uelvan]

I don't like kings or kingdoms, personally, but if they really want to vote on it sure why not?

[Angleter]

Of course Georgia should re-embrace its heritage and restore its traditional system of government. Republicanism is an alien, foreign concept forced on the people of Georgia by the USSR (not that Imperial Russia was much better in terms of its track record in Georgia). Monarchies have a demonstrably superior track record to republics in the region, although Georgia isn't technically part of the Middle-East by some definitions, and a constitutional monarchy would provide a framework of stability within which Georgian democracy could develop by counteracting the rise of powerful and corrupt politicians and the factionalism we see in other former Soviet and Middle-Eastern nations. Above all else, it would help Georgians to reconnect with their ancient history as an independent people and move past their long occupation by Russia. I'd give three cheers for the Bagrationi.

The main royal Bagrationi line is originally Armenian.

The Georgian branch of the Armenian noble family of Bagratuni was enthroned as Bagrationi and became the reigning house in Georgia

Generally speaking, in that part of the world royal clans fighting for power ended up dividing the kingdom into several smaller kingdoms thus opening up the way for the Turks and Persians to invade.

I know there are people who claim that the British royal family is "German" because the Hanoverians came over here in the 18th century, but that's really taking the biscuit. The Bagrationi (incidentally, the name of an excellent brand of champagne sparkling white wine) have ruled in Georgia since at least the 8th century. By that standard, almost every royal family in Europe is "German," by dint of their 5th century Barbarian ancestry.

[Land and Freedom]

Of course Georgia should re-embrace its heritage and restore its traditional system of government. Republicanism is an alien, foreign concept forced on the people of Georgia by the USSR (not that Imperial Russia was much better in terms of its track record in Georgia). Monarchies have a demonstrably superior track record to republics in the region, although Georgia isn't technically part of the Middle-East by some definitions, and a constitutional monarchy would provide a framework of stability within which Georgian democracy could develop by counteracting the rise of powerful and corrupt politicians and the factionalism we see in other former Soviet and Middle-Eastern nations. Above all else, it would help Georgians to reconnect with their ancient history as an independent people and move past their long occupation by Russia. I'd give three cheers for the Bagrationi.

Every new concept is alien. Once upon a time the divine right of kings was a strange Roman idea that was forced on to many tribes with egalitarian values by self concerned elites seeking to centralise power. Given enough time, new values and concepts become traditional.