John F. Kennedy with two of his brothers, Bobby and Ted, in the early 1960s
The oldest ‘political dynasties’ are of course the rulers and monarchs of ancient civilisations. However, they are remarkably present in the modern world — and not just in totalitarian states such as North Korea with the Kim Il-Sung, Kim Jong-Il and now Kim Jong-Un dynasty, but also in the most vibrant democracies across all continents:
■ Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Benito, sits in the Italian parliament.
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