An order of succession is the sequence of those entitled to hold a high office such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility in the order in which they stand in line to it when it becomes vacated. This sequence may be regulated through descent or by statute.
An established order of succession is the normal way of passing on hereditary positions, and also provides immediate continuity after an unexpected vacancy in cases where office-holders are chosen by election: the office does not have to remain vacant until a successor is elected. In some cases the successor takes up the full role of the previous office-holder, as in the case of the presidency of many countries; in other non-hereditary cases there is not a full succession, but a caretaker chosen by succession criteria assumes some or all of the responsibilities, but not the formal office, of the position. For example, when the position of Catholic Pope becomes vacant, the College of Cardinals collectively carries out the essential functions of the papacy until a successor is elected.
At the same time, he maintained a staunch opposition to Chinese communists, declared that the Chiang family would renounce hereditary succession, worked to “Taiwanize” the government by launching ...
He said ... Pictured ... Pictured ... 'But Kim Yo-jong has a son who, given his family lineage, is certainly a credible candidate for hereditary succession in North Korea. 'It belies perceptions that Kim Ju-ae is hereditary successor.' ... He said ... Read More ... He said ... .
Chris, 47, has refused to let his blindness hold him back since he lost his sight completely at the age of 22, due to the hereditary condition Retinitis Pigmentosa. His success on the UK's favourite ...
– Lands acquired by beneficiaries under this Act may not be sold, transferred or conveyed except through hereditary succession, or to the government, or the LBP, or to other qualified beneficiaries for a period of ten (10) years.
Like his father Hafez before him, Bashar chose force to fight any opposition for the 24 years that he ruled the country ... But an amendment secured his succession in a movement denounced by the opposition as the birth of a "hereditary republic" ... ....
This marks the first application of PRS in China to evaluate hereditary tumor risks in embryos, setting a new benchmark for the proactive prevention of genetic cancers at their root.
Japan's royal family, the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, is facing a succession crisis - because women still aren't allowed to take to the throne.
LIBREVILLE, Nov ... 17. The court stated that it had made some "material corrections." ... Additionally, descendants of the outgoing president are prohibited from running as candidates to prevent hereditary succession at the top of the state ... ■ ... .
11 of 2004, couples planning to marry must undergo medical checks for hereditary and infectious diseases ... It highlights the significant impact of addiction on family life, equating its potential harm to that of hereditary or infectious diseases.
The experts were reportedly instructed to decide on the succession immediately and in strict confidentiality ... Reports suggest the hereditary succession of Mojtaba could fuel widespread protests and further destabilise Iran.
... is not because he has an interest in improving the situation, but because he knows retaining his dictatorship and the third hereditary power succession would be impossible without suppressing them.".
To have success in the technical exams ("japkwa") one had to belong to an exclusive hereditary, endogamic class called the “jungin” — literally “middle people."
Though the studio also produced successful films in other genres, it is most synonymous with horror, not just because of “Hereditary,” but films like “The Witch” (2015), “Under the Skin” (2013) and “X” (2022).
Meanwhile, so-called hereditary candidates -- those ... The CDPJ, which has argued that hereditary succession of politicians should be restricted, fielded 27 such candidates, or 11.4 percent of its total.
... reflecting so-called hereditary politics in both the ruling and opposition parties ... Whereas, the CDP, which discourages hereditary succession, has pitched 27 such candidates, or 11.4% of its total.
