Thailand was an absolute monarchy for centuries until the system ended in 1932. Since then, Thailand has been a constitutional monarchy. Today, it has a democratic form of government, but with the ...

Brunei is an absolute monarchy, and its Sultan – who has been ruling since 1967 – holds significant political power. There are no elections for the head of state or government.

Thousands of Thais took to the streets of the capital on Sunday demanding reforms of the monarchy, defying a court ruling that such demands are a veiled attempt to overthrow the institution.

Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy Convulsed by Mass Protests Eswatini, the former Swaziland, has been ruled by high-living kings since its independence in 1968. Its impoverished citizens say they ...