Frozen Royalist
Aristocracy
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Well, I don't think 80% of the Austrian population is strictly republican. The poll in question probably contained the option of saying not sure/I don't know like most monarchy restoration/continuing support polls. I suspect that republicanism is probably around in the 50s or 60s percentage-wise, I know that's still a majority in favor of the Republic but I think 80% is a bit much especially in recent years. Honestly, in my opinion, if there was a referendum monarchy would be in the mid-twenties to low thirties percentage wise while the rest goes to the Republic. Us monarchists would still loose but there is still a significant portion of the Austrian population that be welcome to the idea.
As for the attitudes of the Habsburgs themselves, I honestly think they'd accept the throne in the event of a restoration. Many members of the family are still involved in the country along with former territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after all. Yeah, sure they're quiet and don't talk about restoration much but isn't that what a proper pretender should do, be quiet and be involved in the affairs and culture of the nation. I mean I don't see why they wouldn't, Archduke Karl von Habsburg was trying to take after his father and he tried to regain the throne for a while, so the current head of the dynasty would probably be seeing himself as completing one of his father's goals if he accepts, in my personal opinion. Plus constitutional monarchies tend to work out most of the time and do a good amount of good and stability, who doesn't want to serve their country?
As for Hungary, it was just a personal fun idea of mine, even I don't expect Hungary to really reunify with Austria and especially under their current prime minister. Although, there are a good number of Hungarian monarchists from what I've heard and chance are nostalgia will show up in case of a restoration in Austria, so who knows?
So let's try to stay optimistic people, work hard and everything else.
-Frozen Royalist
As for the attitudes of the Habsburgs themselves, I honestly think they'd accept the throne in the event of a restoration. Many members of the family are still involved in the country along with former territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after all. Yeah, sure they're quiet and don't talk about restoration much but isn't that what a proper pretender should do, be quiet and be involved in the affairs and culture of the nation. I mean I don't see why they wouldn't, Archduke Karl von Habsburg was trying to take after his father and he tried to regain the throne for a while, so the current head of the dynasty would probably be seeing himself as completing one of his father's goals if he accepts, in my personal opinion. Plus constitutional monarchies tend to work out most of the time and do a good amount of good and stability, who doesn't want to serve their country?
As for Hungary, it was just a personal fun idea of mine, even I don't expect Hungary to really reunify with Austria and especially under their current prime minister. Although, there are a good number of Hungarian monarchists from what I've heard and chance are nostalgia will show up in case of a restoration in Austria, so who knows?
So let's try to stay optimistic people, work hard and everything else.
-Frozen Royalist