Republic (pressure group)

Republic
Formation	1983/2006
Legal status	Limited company
Purpose	Political advocacy
Headquarters	London
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	9,000 (May 2023)
Chair	Carol Lever
CEO	Graham Smith
Main organ	Board of directors
Affiliations	Alliance of European Republican Movements
Website	republic.org.uk

Republic is a British republican pressure group advocating the replacement of the United Kingdom's monarchy with a de jure parliamentary republic.^[2] It is a member organisation of the Alliance of European Republican Movements and is currently by far the largest organisation solely campaigning for a republican constitution for Britain. Other organisations include No More Royals, Our Republic, Cymru Republic and Labour for a Republic. Republic states that its mission is: "the replacement of hereditary monarchy with a democratic republican constitution".^[3] As of 2023^[update], Carol Lever is the current chair of Republic, and Graham Smith is the chief executive.^[4]

^ Ungoed-Thomas, Jon (13 May 2023). "Membership of anti-monarchy group Republic almost doubles in wake of coronation arrests". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ "What kind of republic will Britain become?". YouTube. Republic. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
^ "The organisation". Republic. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^ "Meet the team". Republic. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.