To general surprise, the Socialists accepted his resignation and produced two candidates for the succession.
Ellison, for his part, will just keep on sailing--solo, when it comes to the succession question.
The United States and Britain have urged Malawi to observe the succession process in the constitution.
Polls suggest that most Japanese want to change the law barring females from the succession.
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Speculation about the succession has been a favourite game in Indonesia for at least ten years.
And in a recent BusinessWeek column the star manager criticizes complacent boards for ignoring the succession issue.
There is an echo of Greek tragedy about the succession of blows striking a single American family.
"There's a lot of pressure at the top, " says Deborah Rivera of The Succession Group in New York.
But given the succession of truly horrid Republican Party nominees, Romney supporters bear a heavy burden of proof.
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It is very important to the Supervisory Board to define the succession and transition early on, thereby ensuring continuity.
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Plus, Rupert Murdoch appears to have settled the succession question, which has vexed the market, and anointed son James.
Not even Mr Fini's friends deny that his lurch to the left is partly aimed at winning him the succession.
Mr. HODGE: Putin's objections are coming at a time when they're already looking at the succession of the Russian presidency.
The succession of daily appearances on an assortment of issues -- particularly health care -- has made them anxious.
True, Mr Chirac's successful attempts to bulldoze his counterparts into accepting the succession deal were widely resented at the time.
It also means that the succession question, which troubles both shareholders and subordinates, gets in the way of normal business.
But there is one issue everyone wants the king to sort out before his health gets any worse: the succession.
He noted, however, that Mr. Buffett's prognosis doesn't elevate the succession concerns significantly, as the treatment is likely to be successful.
All the while, he and Mr de Villepin's obsessive rivalry over the succession continues to sap France's ability to get policy right.
W. Madelung, The succession to Muhammad: A study of the early Caliphate.
With Egypt's traditions of centralised control and consensus among the ruling elite, most observers expect that the succession will follow constitutional rules.
Unlike the succession of glass plates used in 1941's "The Wolf Man, " through which we viewed the moon-induced metamorphosis of Lon Chaney Jr.
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Employees trying to advance in their careers are finding it more challenging because the succession plans are unclear and in many cases fabricated.
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Article 34.1 of the 1978 Vienna Convention on the succession of States in Respect of Treaties has not passed into customary international law.
It was news not only to my listeners and viewers but to any number of ambitious Tories who had their eyes on the succession.
By comparison, the succession process at JPMorgan Chase, which is emerging from the financial crisis stronger than any other large bank, looks wonderfully neat.
Another reason to begin the succession process early is to have enough time to cultivate, train and select the perfect successor for your business.
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The first Shias, of course, were Arabs, who split from the larger Sunni sect in the seventh century over the succession to the prophet Muhammad.
Historians say that internal tensions created by the succession of brothers, rather than eldest sons, may account for the short-lived nature of many Muslim dynasties.
The U.S. instituted other changes that would eventually complicate the succession.
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