The Alliance of European Republican Movements (AERM) is a grouping of republican movements from across Europe. It was established in Stockholm in June 2010,[1] after the wedding of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling.[2][3] The aim of the AERM is to provide a network for cross-party republican movements in all the countries of Europe that have a monarch as their head of state, in order to share information, resources and ideas and provide mutual assistance.[2] Each member organisation will retain their autonomous national campaigns however, in recognition of their particular political and constitutional circumstances.
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| Abbreviation | AERM |
|---|---|
| Formation | 19 June 2010 |
| Purpose | Advocacy of republicanism |
| Headquarters | Stockholm |
Region served | Europe |
Campaign Director | Bram van Montfoort |
| Website | www |
There are currently twelve extant monarchies in Europe. AERM has member organisations in six of these: Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It formerly had a presence in Belgium but the Belgian republican movement is no longer represented in AERM.[1]
The AERM protested against the wedding of British Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011 in London, and planned to meet each year thereafter.[4][5]
The AERM protested during the Coronation of King Charles. A video report on its Twitter channel about the arrest of protest organisers gathered millions of views and the interest of international media.[6][7]
Member organisations edit
Denmark: Republik nu (formerly DRGB or Den Republikanske Grundlovsbevægelse or The Republican Constitutional Movement), launched in 2010.
Netherlands: Republiek. (Formerly New Republican Society (NRG)).
Norway: The Norwegian republican group Norge Som Republikk was founded in December 2000.
Spain: In Spain the member organisation of AERM is Red Inter-Civico Republicana, a group that seeks to draw together the various strands of Spanish republicanism to campaign for the Spanish Third Republic.
Sweden: The Republikanska Föreningen or Swedish Republican Association campaigns for a republic in Sweden based on the Finnish model.
United Kingdom: The main republican organisation in Britain is Republic, reinvented as a campaigning pressure group in 2006.
Former members edit
Belgium: The Republican Circle (CRK), variously known in the three official languages of Belgium as Cercle républicain, Republikeinse Kring and Republikanischer Kreis, is no longer a member according to AERM's website.[1]
AERM Conventions edit
- 2010: Stockholm, Sweden
- 2011: London, United Kingdom
- 2012: Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2013: Brussels, Belgium
- 2014: Oslo, Norway
- 2015: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2016: Madrid, Spain[8]
- 2017: Västerås, Sweden[9]
- 2018: London, United Kingdom[10]
- 2019: Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2020: Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Utrecht and Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2022: Oslo, Norway
- 2023: Stockholm, Sweden
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "About AERM". AERM website. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Royal wedding: anti-monarchists flock to London to hold rival street parties". The Daily Telegraph. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "'Koekendozenromantiek, bah!' Alleen republikein Philipp Bekaert (42) moet er niet van weten". Het Nieuwsblad. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Lena Corner (24 April 2011). "'Wills and Kate? Not my cup of tea': How republicans are plotting a right anti-royal knees-up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Eben Harrell (29 April 2011). "Why Even Anti-Royalists Have Reason to Celebrate Will and Kate". Time. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Goodwin, Niamh Kennedy, Christian Edwards, Lindsay Isaac, Allegra (2023-05-06). "'Something out of a police state': Anti-monarchy protesters arrested ahead of King Charles' coronation". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "@AERMorg". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Matthew Weaver (20 April 2016). "Republicans to call for monarchy referendum when Queen dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ 2017 AERM Convention - Västerås, Sweden. Alliance of European Republican Movements - Facebook page. Published 29 April 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ AERM 2018 - London. Post by Republic. Twitter.
