Popularity of Monarchy in Sweden

[CrownPrincess5]

Originally Posted by mattep74

From todays Aftonbladet:
Who is the best head of state among the royal family:
60 % think Victoria is best(70 % of the women, 49 % men)
25 % thinks the king.(19 % of the women, but 31 % of the men)
9 % are unsure
3 % think Carl-Philip
Madeleine, Silvia and Daniel all get 1 %

You do you like the most
56 % favors Victoria
18 % are unsure
10 % like Madeleine the most(almost double % of males vs females)
8 % likes the king
4 % likes Silvia most
3 % likes Carl-Philip most
Just 1 % likes Daniel the most

I wonder of Sofia has something to do with Carl Phillip being one of the least liked.

[Iva]

Originally Posted by CrownPrincess5

I wonder of Sofia has something to do with Carl Phillip being one of the least liked.

I think if you had to name just one you like the most, there are simply people in SRF who overshadow him. It's possible that if the question would have been for example "Name all the people you like from SRF", the result would have been different.

[Meraude]

Originally Posted by Sonjapearl

I find it odd that Carl-Philip got a better survey result than his sister, mother, and brother-in-law. Wouldn't Madeleine and Silvia get higher percentages because they actually do more?

As the question was about who is the best head of state, neither Silvia, nor Daniel can be head of state of Sweden, they are only married into the royal family. As for Carl Philip having more votes than Madeleine, well he is the second in line after Victoria, while Madeleine is the third in line, a fact I would guess most Swedes are aware of.

[mattep74]

The SOM-institute has revealed the results for this year. The popularity for the monarchy is now at 53 percent.

36 percent say that they have large trust in the monarchy.

[Esmerelda]

Originally Posted by mattep74

The SOM-institute has revealed the results for this year. The popularity for the monarchy is now at 53 percent.

36 percent say that they have large trust in the monarchy.

Oh dear, that's not very much, is it? Though I guess there will be a proportion who are indifferent.

[Iva]

Originally Posted by mattep74

The SOM-institute has revealed the results for this year. The popularity for the monarchy is now at 53 percent.

36 percent say that they have large trust in the monarchy.

Interesting result, not surprising though. Are there also numbers for the indiferent people and people who do not support the monarchy?

I really hope the numbers will be closely analyzed by SRF. If I'm not mistaken the numbers are dropping constantly in the last years. All the "bonus points" they could have got for Victoria's and Daniel's wedding were simply lost after the King's book was published, the document about Queens father was aired, and people started to slowly get fed up with Carl Philip's and Madeleine's work ethics and also personal lifes. And the way the comm. department handled those things was also not the best. There is a saying that little children and animals can make everything look better, I'm not sure if it will work in this case though.

[Esmerelda]

Well, 'little children' will be forthcoming hopefully. It has been a bad year for the SRF apart from Victoria and Daniel. They had better remain scandal-free for the foreseeable future.

[mattep74]

I am looking at the numbers now:
Abolish the monarchy was 19 before and after the book was published.
Its the unsurecollum that is bigger, from 19 to 27

[Iva]

Thank you for the numbers.

Esmeralda, I really hope there'll be little children in SRF in a near future and fully agree regarding the scandals, they should take a time-off now.

[Zonk]

I don't know about anyone else's country but that is pretty decent numbers IMO.

[CSENYC]

In the UK, Belgium and Spain, the royal family probably has much higher approval ratings.

What has the King done to become so disliked?

What's the title of the book that caused so many people to turn against the monarchy?

This is unfortunate! I am Swedish-American but am not really tuned into Swedish affairs.

[Esmerelda]

I'm not sure if this poll is new but I think the book on the King is making him unpopular.

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1226060281261

[mattep74]

Originally Posted by Esmerelda

I'm not sure if this poll is new but I think the book on the King is making him unpopular.

Swedish people want King Carl XVI Gustaf to abdicate for Princess Victoria | News.com.au

Latest poll show from Aftonbladet/SIFO that 7 of 10 wants the monarchy to remain. Unfortunally for the king, not many people want him to remain.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article13094756.ab

49 % have hight assurance for Victoria compared with 22 % for the King.

TV4 showed the full graphics and the pople with wery little assurance for the king were 2 - 3 times more than Victoria

[NotHRH]

I have read bits and pieces of information on HM King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden's various dalliances in recent years. Can someone write a short synopse of his many 'adventures?' Has his supposed actions caused his citizens to deem HM
'untrustworthy?' Has HM Queen Silvia ever had given any statements discussing HM's un-royal-like behaviors? Does she defend HM's behaviors? Or does she question his actions herself? Have any 3 of his three children ever had anything to say on these supposed happenings? Or not? Does HM offer any explanations? What do his HM supposed dalliances have to do with his abilities as a king anyway? Any other related information on HM the King of Sweden?

[Iva]

Originally Posted by NotHRH

I have read bits and pieces of information on HM King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden's various dalliances in recent years. Can someone write a short synopse of his many 'adventures?' Has his supposed actions caused his citizens to deem HM
'untrustworthy?' Has HM Queen Silvia ever had given any statements discussing HM's un-royal-like behaviors? Does she defend HM's behaviors? Or does she question his actions herself? Have any 3 of his three children ever had anything to say on these supposed happenings? Or not? Does HM offer any explanations? What do his HM supposed dalliances have to do with his abilities as a king anyway? Any other related information on HM the King of Sweden?

You can find answers to most of your questions here: King Carl Gustaf Controversy; 2010-2011
I don't remember the Queen ever commenting on these accusations, but maybe someone can fill in the blanks.

[Meraude]

If you are interested in seeing how the popularity for the SRF have shifted from 1976 and between 1995 to 2011, you can find it here: http://www.som.gu.se/digitalAssets/1...kungahuset.pdf

[Benedict XVI]

those who don't like the monarchy Don't necessarily want a republic either. Out of the three main Scandinavian countries does Sweden have the lowest liking of the monarchy? And on some earlier posts they said people don't like than the king has powers but what kind of powers are they?

[LadyFinn]

A research made by Aftonbladet and Sifo (the leading market research company) about the swedish monarchy. They interviewed 1000 people on 10th-13th December. 70 % wanted to retain the monarchy, 23 % wanted to abolish it. Last year the numbers were 74 % and 21 %.

60 % wanted that the king should abdicate during the next 10 years (17 % as soon as possible, 20 % during the next 5 years and 23 % during the next 10 years).
79 % said that their trust in the king hasn't changed during the last year. 17 % said that the trust has decreased and 2 % increased.
’Lämna över till Victoria’ Nyheter Aftonbladet

[royalistbert]

A Jubilee should give the monarchy a shot in the arm.

[LadyFinn]

From the same research of Aftonbladet and Sifo, about the trust and confidence in the Royal Family:
5 stands for "very high confidence" and 1 stands for "No trust at all"
Victoria 4,2 (In May 2011 the same)
Daniel 3,6 (2011 the same)
Queen Silvia 3,5 (2011 3,6)
King Carl Gustaf 3,3 (2011 3,4)
Carl Philip 3,2 (2011 3,4)
Madeleine 2,8 (2011 3,1)

Only 8 % of respondents say they have a very high confidence in Madeleine, while 48 % have high confidence in Victoria.
- I can imagine that it is because the princess has not been very much in Sweden and has not been featured in the media, says Jon Andersson, project manager at Sifo.
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