` :It's an interesting subject: we are getting into politicial research here though, and we are not supposed to. Also, I'm not the man for it. -) But I'm often surprised by the eagerness poltical books claims the king has _no_ power. He has got a ``being there`` kind of power, as advisor to the (formal) advisors, and some legal books accepts this. Hence, his influence makes the polticians play nice. Also, if the politicians stopped agreeing about the rules, the power would easely end up with the king. Historically, Haakon the 7ents intervention in 1927 when he gave power to the labour party may have been the king using power in such a situation. OK, this being very possibly OT...  `