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Aroyalist supports a particularmonarch ashead of state for a particularkingdom, or of a particulardynastic claim. In the abstract, this position isroyalism. It is distinct frommonarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of government, but not necessarily a particular monarch. Most often, the term royalist is applied to a supporter of a current regime or one that has been recently overthrown to form arepublic.
In theUnited Kingdom, the term is currently almost indistinguishable from "monarchist", as there are no significant rival claimants to the throne. Conversely, in 19th-century France, a royalist might be either aLegitimist,Bonapartist, or anOrléanist, all being monarchists.
TheFUNCINPEC Party (Khmer:ហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិច;French:Front uni national pour un Cambodge indépendant, neutre, pacifique et coopératif),National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia is a royalist political party in Cambodia founded in 1981. The party draws its inspiration from the political legacy of the former King of Cambodia,Norodom Sihanouk.
TheConstitutionalist Party of Iran (CPI) (Persian:حزب مشروطه ايران) is a liberal democratic party founded in 1994 (originally as theConstitutional Movement of Iran) and is based in exile. The party favors aconstitutional monarchy in Iran but isn't opposed to a republic based on referendum. It also supports returning ofCrown PrinceReza Pahlavi as the nextshah of Iran.[2]
TheRastriya Prajatantra Party was founded on the principles ofdemocracy,constitutional monarchy,nationalism andeconomic liberalization.[4] When themonarchy was abolished in 2008 and Nepal was declared asecular state, theRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal changed its constitution to support monarchy and the re-establishment of theHindu state.[5]
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