UK: Do we even need a Royal family?

[Papewaio]

You vote in Parliament and then the MPs choose the president... no direct election allowed. Just a President who replaces the GG... essentially the MPs choose their umpire, and the people get zero choice in the matter. No real change, so no one wanted it because it didn't change enough... why shuffle papers when bigger issues are at foot and you want bigger change.

[Kralizec]

You vote in Parliament and then the MPs choose the president... no direct election allowed. Just a President who replaces the GG... essentially the MPs choose their umpire, and the people get zero choice in the matter. No real change, so no one wanted it because it didn't change enough... why shuffle papers when bigger issues are at foot and you want bigger change.

Okay, so it just was a two-way question. Productivity's assertion that the republican vote was split led me to believe that there were three answers, with two of them being republics of some sort.

Many other states have a system like the one you just described, including Germany and Ireland, and it's not a flawed system in itself. The transition would also be a lot easier than changing into a "presidential" system immediately. You can implement direct election and give the office actual decision power afterwards, anyway.