The United Kingdom is preparing for a general election on July 4, after Prime Minister RIshi Sunak requested that King Charles III dissolve parliament earlier this week. Although the United Kingdom has transitioned to a parliamentary democracy, the Royal Family still plays an important symbolic role in the government structure. So, are they going to be able to vote in the next general elections?
King Charles III and the rest of the working royal members are allowed to vote according to a professor of constitutional law at King’s College London. However, their vote should remain secret and can’t cause a furor in the British media outlets, because it would violate the constitutional requirement that maintains a strict party political impartiality.
Although things have changed gradually inside the United Kingdom, and the British monarchs don’t have significant political power, they are still important figures in British society. It is not expected to see any of the active members voting on July 4 because it might be controversial and they are trying to clean up their reputation since Prince Harry’s “Spare” accusations.
