Which of these monarchies will still exist in 2050?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

In Serbia, a recent poll shows that more people support a restoration than oppose it. In Montenegro, the Royal Family there has had its properties restored, it's "historic status" denoted by law, and the Crown Prince receives a salary equal to that of the president and has been appointed an official representative of the government. In Romania, the royal family enjoys widespread approval and the former King Michael I is by far the most trusted public figure in the country. In Bulgaria the former King was elected Prime Minister a few years ago, although that's mainly dissipated now.

In Fiji, even though the monarchy was overthrown in 1989, it enjoys widespread support,particularly amongst traditional leaders, and it's so strong that an attempt by the military regime to remove the queen from banknotes was met with widespread resistance. In Nepal, where the monarchy was overthrown less than a decade ago, restorationist sentiment is palpable and growing. Monarchist parties made gains in the most recent elections and the failure to achieve stability, coupled with a BJP government in India, could lead Nepal back to monarchy. In Laos, monarchy is the only real alternative to the regime at present as far as I am aware, but I don't know much about Laos. In Yemen Saleh was making boogeymen out of monarchists a few years ago, and the Georgian opposition had been commenting on a possible restoration.

Of course, I am not mentioning the more contentious and more personal possibilities of Iranian or more importantly Ethiopian restoration. Fun fact, apparently 1 out of 5 Germans, and 1 out of 3 young people there, support restoring the Hohenzollerns.

The most likely instance of restorations in Eastern Europe would have been in 1991-1992, at least with regards to the Monarchs of Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia (Yugoslavia) who found their countries liberated by reds who would have been more then happy to deprive them of their heads after World War II. The problem is the history involved, and unlike in the UK where people bonded with their Monarch in World War II and Elizabeth has constantly been able to re-endear herself when necessary, not to mention the institution having been a fixture since forever, the memories of Monarchs in many other places is that of a tyrannical despot who plunged the country into war or whose supporters got a little too close with the Nazis.

That brings me to the last bit there, if the Germans were to restore the Monarch, why would be the most controversial of choices, that associated with Prussia Militarism, something Germany wants to desperately move away from. The are a numerous Germany familities that present better options that don't evoke images of Wilhelm II.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Hate to break it to you, but the Hohenzollerns aren't getting restored. And before anyone says so, neither are the Hapsburgs, the Romanovs, or the Ottomans.

Of course not, the throne has already been occupied by Tsar Vladimir.

Tsar Paul's pent up hatred for his mother really screwed them over long term. There is not even a legitimate heir left as far as I am aware that doesn't in some way violate the rules. If you want to get really technical about dynasties, the Romanov dynasty ended in 1762 with the death of Tsarina Elizabeth, with those after being of the House of Holstein-Gottorp (sp?). Rather horrible bunch they were from the beginning save for Alexander II and it takes more then just tacking Romanov on the end to make it a continuous dynasty. In which case if the institution was somehow miraculously restored, they would probably be better off just starting over possibly find some poor teenager who has some trace Rurik blood or just far more likely if he remains in power, give it to Vladimir. The problem with that though is he wants to be on top and he wants power and he cannot do if the Monarchy were re-established in some ceremonial form so it is a dead issue, if it wasn't otherwise, as long as he controls the country. Once again, the 1990's would have been the far better opportunity.