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Parliamentarism developed from a monarchical foundation, both historically and in the sense that the power of the cabinet is based on the royal prerogative. The fact that the highest position in the state is hereditary in societies in which political authority derives directly or indirectly from elections is therefore not surprising.

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  1. Tove Lise Schou
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  1. European University Institute, Florence, Italy

    Jean Blondel (External Professor of Political Science) (External Professor of Political Science)

  2. University of Lüneburg, Germany

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Professor of Political Science) (Professor of Political Science)

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Schou, T.L. (1997). Denmark. In: Blondel, J., Müller-Rommel, F. (eds) Cabinets in Western Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25359-3_11

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