European democracies are green, red, black, or yellow jelly puddings

UK PM Rishi Sunak is called to call for a snap election on May 5th or face Penny Maughan as a potential replacement later this year the fourth in a row. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in public pools loses ground in society over handling of current issues not only related to the Taurus rocket debate. Mark Ruetter in Holland stands in the same sludge as Ms. Meloni in Italy. A country and a political system crush from within with a little push from outside.

Debates about the term and effectiveness of extremism are highlighted by the war in Israel and Gaza. Political extremism is closely linked to a democratic system, not under any other form of governance such as the Kingdom. Political decisions in a democracy are constantly shaken by the wind of change making long-term generation decisions difficult. Political parties have four or five-year manifestos but lack visions. Party strategists are well aware of the need to win the next election regardless of the true answers to give.

The Green Party of Germany promised in its first manifesto never to rely on the car park of the parliament but to use bikes only to commute from Bonn train station to "Langer Eugen" as the office building for parliamentarians was called. The rotation principle was another promise to ensure an MP of their party does not have enough power but gets replaced every two years. In their first time in the Bundestag, they skipped their promises losing the support of the first voters. Subsequently, they wanted to be groomed by CSU voters (Conservatives from Bavaria) faced with the consequences of acid rain.

The old saying of political parties "Your enemy is not coming from the other party but sits right next to your side" is always true. Former German Chancellor Helmuth Kohl was ousted by his junior cabinet minister Angela Merkel. Elected kings are not challenged by rivals eating dinner with them.

To keep party discipline and the chance to be reelected as an MP and possibly to be promoted as a minister the fighting behind the curtains is immanent and only visible to people within the system. While voters expect correct and swift performance based on their ballots cast political parties in public tear down their masks. Once pulling down the masks on the cameras are of the same party.

The discussion around extremism exposes the weakness of democracy in the developed and underdeveloped world. Voters seem to be lost in the debate and ongoing process. As the world is ever faster spinning and gets more complex each and every day they dream of simple answers. Decisions take too long, chances are missed; competition is lost...young voters are frustrated.

The toolbox of governance knows of many different types of rulership. Kingdom is one of the tools. Absolute Kings sitting on inherited thrones not always performed to the best of their people. Elected Kings like George I of the UK, founder of the House of Windsor (a German), and elected Kings of Scandinavian states on the other hand were seen by their people back then and are now as a blessing to the nation. Progress in political stability with a human face was the hallmark of all these elected kings.

The ancient Greek system of elected kings must be added to modern-day ideas and elements of power handling that potentially will outsmart any of today's democratic challenges and bring back voters into the focus of political activities, not political parties and their fight for relevance. This even applies strongly to African societies.