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Originally Posted by tjinaz
I dont think you can count either isle of Mann or Iceland as they were both governed by monarchies at higher levels. Iceland by Norway and Denmark and Isle of Mann by the UK.
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That doesn't explain away The Six Nations or San Marino but lets cut to the chase, what you really want to say is that the USA is the oldest democracy.
You also ignore the UK's Constitutional Monarchy in which Parliament has held power since 1649.
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After the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, the supremacy of parliament was a settled principle and all future English and later British sovereigns were restricted to the role of constitutional monarchs with limited executive authority.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_England