With the death of the queen, pro-independence groups may gain strength, says professor

In an interview with CNN this Monday (12), Klaus Guimarães, professor of International Relations at UFMG, said that with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it will be possible to see independence movements in some countries from the British crown in the coming days.

This is due to the low popularity of Charles III, said Guimarães.

“It is possible that in the next few days we will see an increase in the popularity of King Charles III because he is less popular than his mother was. But in the long run, he has a number of challenges linked to maintaining the stability and relevance of the monarchy, something his mother did masterfully.”

“It is possible that we will see a strengthening of republican movements not only in the United Kingdom itself, but also in the community of Commonwealth countries – Community of Nations, composed of 53 independent member countries, but which, with the exception of Mozambique and Rwanda, were part of the Empire. British,” he said.

“Scotland itself, in recent years, ended up staying in the union, but with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, perhaps these new independence movements will gain strength again”, stated Guimarães.

“In each of these cases, the constitutional rules must vary as to the ease or difficulty of making these republican liberation movements from the crown as head of state.”

Queen Elizabeth II died last Thursday (8) in Scotland, aged 96. The monarch became the sixth woman to ascend the British throne in February 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI. She was the oldest queen of all time with 70 years of reign.

Then-Prince Charles immediately became king after his mother’s death. The official proclamation of the accession took place early Saturday morning (10) at a ceremony of the Accession Council at St. James in London. He will continue with his name, as will his mother, and will be King Charles III.