Even in the case of those with a dual franchise, members of the legislature had sworn allegiance to the same head of state.
The head of state must be a man.
It is also the principal residence of our head of state and the site of our legislature.
The head of state is non-political and does not interfere in party politics.
Unlike almost every other country, we have no vote over the head of state.
The head of state changes, but the citizens remain.
Moreover, the cloth appears in the context of the merchants paying taxes to a representative of the head of state, whose political power and economic primacy are thereby simultaneously reaffirmed.
Popular election enables the head of state to emerge outside party politics, and proportional representation virtually forces him or her to build electoral coalitions across or above political parties.
