[visiblink]

Not necessarily. You could choose them by lot and limit their terms.

That would make for a fun night of TV.... Who will be Canada's next monarch? Find out tonight on CBC.

[nemothekid]

>You could choose them by lot and limit their terms.

That is, by definition, not a monarchy

[throw0101c]

Contrary to Monty Python, you can actually vote for king:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elective_monarchy

[true_religion]

I wanted to disagree with you and say that is simply not a hereditary monarchy, but after a moment I think you are right.

Monarchy connotes the existence of some sort of elite class and even in cases the monarch was elected it was always from the aristocracy, founding families, or royal family.

The idea that a leader chosen randomly from the general population is a monarch feels like it would muddy the meaning of monarchy to the point of uselessness.