The Monarch as Head of State in a Parliamentary System of Government Porras Ramírez, José María Porras Ramírez, José María Publicado con la autorización expresa del Director de la Revista, Prof. Dr. Giuseppe De Vergottini. Monarchy has demonstrated a grreat capacuty for adaptation to the needs of conteporaray democracy. The loss of the King´s discretionary powers has benefited the Crown while increasing its symbolic status, thus allowing it to display said quality as a visible sign that represents the unity and continuity of the nation, and also its territorial diversity. This integrating effect requires exemplarity and transparency in order to be successful, adopting measures that not only strengthens the Institution but also improves the quality of democracy. 2024-10-25T07:04:00Z 2024-10-25T07:04:00Z 2022 journal article Porras Ramírez, José María. The Monarch as Head of State in a Parliamentary System of Government. Rivista Percorsi Costituzionali. Nº 1. 2002. ISSN 1974-1928 1974-1928 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/96341 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Jovene Editore, Napoli