Editing Abolition of monarchy (section)

== Monarchism in former monarchies ==

In a [[1993 Brazilian constitutional referendum|referendum]] in Brazil in 1993, voters rejected an attempt to restore the country's monarchy. Unsuccessful efforts to restore the monarchies of some of the Balkan states in the former Eastern Bloc continue. Former King [[Michael of Romania]] and [[Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia|Prince Alexander]] of Serbia had been allowed to return, gained some popularity, played largely apolitical public roles, but never came close to being restored to their ancestral thrones. However, in Bulgaria, [[Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], who was deposed from the Bulgarian throne in 1946, was elected and served as the Prime Minister of his country from 2001 to 2005. The only formerly communist country to have held a referendum on the monarchy was Albania, where the claimant to his father's throne, the self-styled [[Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1939)|Leka I]], lost by [[1997 Albanian monarchy referendum|a two-thirds majority]].