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Elected presidents with minimal powers and fixed terms do the job of monarchs better than hereditary life appointees, with the baggage they regularly bring (UK, Spain, Belgium etc).

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Actually it's pretty they don't do the job of filling the place the usurper would like to occupy

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A word or two missing here?

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Oops you are right. I meant to say, elected ceremonial Presidents are no barrier to democratic usurpers and usually aid them (see Poland, Russia, Slovakia, etc).

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