Los Jefes de Estado monárquicos ante la formación del Gobierno: comparación entre algunas experiencias paradigmáticas

The article analyzes the constitutional function of monarchical Heads of State in the election procedure of the Prime Minister in some parliamentary forms of government. In particular, it is possible to follow an ideal path that unites - between analogies and differences - monarchical experiences characterized by an absolute “neutralization” of the Head of State (Sweden and Japan), models with Monarchs endowed with the limited power to “stimulate” this procedure (Netherlands and Belgium) or “starting” it (Spain) and, finally, constitutional Monarchies in which the King or Prince exercises a concrete governing power that is developed in various ways and has a decisive impact on the election of the Prime Minister (Monaco, Liechtenstein and, until 2010, Tonga).