Content deleted Content added
Navneeths31 (talk | contribs) |
|||
Line 1:
{{Short description|Sequence of people entitled to hold a high office if it is vacated}}
An '''order''', '''line''' or '''right of succession''' is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as [[head of state]] or an honour such as a [[title of nobility]].<ref name=definition>[http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/Successionandprecedence/Overview.aspx UK Royal Web site] "The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne. This sequence is regulated not only through descent, but also by Parliamentary statute."</ref><!--A more general source for the definition would be better, if anyone has one.--> This sequence may be regulated through descent or by statute.<ref name=definition/>
[[Hereditary government]] form differs from [[elected government]]. 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 [[President (government title)|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 [[President of India]] becomes vacant, the [[Vice-President of India]] temporarily carries out the functions of the presidency until a successor is [[Electoral College (India)|elected]]; in contrast, when the position of [[President of the Philippines]] is vacant, the [[Vice-President of the Philippines]] outright assumes the presidency itself for the rest of the term.
| |||