A day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Australian lawmaker Adam Bandt reignited a persistent debate by calling on the country to sever its ties with the British crown, a sentiment that is expected to gain some support not just in Australia but also in other Commonwealth countries.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has renewed a debate about republicanism.
The leader of the Greens Party in Australia called on Australia to become a republic after the death of the Queen.
In addition to the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II was the head of state of 14 other nations, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Australia last held a referendum on becoming a republic in 1999, but it failed with more than half of the vote against it.
New Zealand's Prime Minister has previously said she expects her country to become a republic within her lifetime.
Parts of the Caribbean where British rule is linked to a history of slavery and where Prince William and his wife Kate were met with protests during a recent visit seem to have a stronger sentiment.
Jamaica, the most populous Caribbean nation in the Commonwealth realm, began the process of transitioning into a republic in June and is expected to remove the British monarch as its head of state before its next general election in 25 years.
A majority. The percentage of Canadians who don't like having the British Monarch as the head of their state for generations to come is much higher than those who do like it. According to the survey, Charles isn't popular with Canadians.
The Caribbean nation of Barbados became the most recent to remove the British monarch as its head of state and become a republic last year. The prince addressed the "appalling atrocity of slavery" that the Caribbean island faced under British rule. The late Queen was popular in parts of the Commonwealth but her son King Charles doesn't get the same amount of support. At a meeting of the heads of states of the Commonwealth of Nations, this issue came to the forefront. Charles should become the head of the organization after his mother's death.
The passing of Queen Elizabeth could cause some countries to change their relationship with the British monarchy.
The death of Queen Elizabeth gave republicans hope.
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