Questions tagged [succession]
How someone leaving a role during a term is replaced by someone else. May be a line of succession or some other method. Not to be confused with secession.
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How was President Gerald Ford appointed instead of just succeeding his role?
I’ve heard it said that one of the reasons President Gerald Ford was hated, was because he was appointed President, instead of being elected. And it’a also said he was the only president appointed.
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Who Would Serve As Regent If King Charles and Prince William Died?
Prince William is the crown prince of the United Kingdom. Next in line to the throne are his young children.
If Prince William predeceased his father King Charles, and then King Charles died while ...
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Is the title and cypher of a monarch modified if the Queen has the same name as her predecessing king?
In the United Kingdom, there exists a couple main signifiers for the monarch. The first is the title, chosen from a slate of first names. The second is the cypher, written like "E II R" ...
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Why is Charles III a member of House of Windsor?
From a cursory reading of succession and Houses in royal families it seems that tradition requires Houses to be inherited through patrilineange. And so when the Monarchy passes through a female there ...
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How did (a country like) Uzbekistan handle international treaties after declaring its independence?
Russia was recognized as the automatic successor of the USSR at the UN etc. Ukraine and Belarus also had enjoyed special status since the Yalta compromise, so they were members of the UN since 1945, ...
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Who is the acting Minister of Defence of Russia?
The Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu has apparently had some health mishaps and hasn't been able to work for a month or more by now. In my country at the beginning of any absences of ...
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What obligations does Russia have towards the cleanup /maintenance of Chernobyl?
As a successor state of the USSR, what legal responsibilities does the Russian Federation have towards aiding the cleanup of Chernobyl and the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone(such as rehabilitation, building ...
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What happens if the Vice President dies? [duplicate]
Anyone with a passing familiarity with US politics knows what happens in the event of the death of the President: the Vice President takes over, and next in line after the VP are several other people ...
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US succession to the president list: What is it and how long does it go?
In the US, I often hear that there is a list of people that can take power if everyone in front of them is dead or incapable of doing the job or resigns.
Like if the President is ever out, then the VP ...
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Who would have the strongest claim to power if Kim Jong Un were to die tomorrow?
Who would have the strongest claim to power if Kim Jong Un were to die tomorrow? Does his sister have the strongest claim, or is she likely to get shun by the North Korean elites, because she's a ...
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What does the Haitian Constitution provide for in the case of the death of the President?
According to a statement on the Juno 7 news website by interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated during the night between the 6th and 7th of July ...
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If King Harald V of Norway were to become king of the UK, and subsequently died, what would happen next?
Let's say that, by some miracle, King Harald V became the king of the UK after everyone before him in the line of succession died (and he received permission from the Storting). Do the positions of ...
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Hypothetical: Law passes House and Senate with VP tie-breaker. Then president dies before signing
The circumstances of "The American Rescue Plan" made me think of this. Suppose a bill passes both the House and the Senate, but with a 50-50 tie in the Senate such that the vice president ...
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What are the steps to fill a vacancy for vice president?
Suppose that it is 2007 and Dick Cheney is Vice President. He resigns to become a senator from Wyoming. What steps would be taken to fill this vacancy?
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If the Vice President undisputedly murdered the sitting President, is there anything stopping them from becoming President?
If the Vice President murdered the sitting President in cold blood for all to see, would they still become President? Would they simply get sworn in or is there a mechanism to stop them?
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