Vice Presidents of Costa Rica succeed in case of vacancy
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Vice Presidents of Costa Rica succeed in case of vacancy is the constitutional mechanism by which the country’s vice presidents assume the presidency if the sitting president is unable to continue in office.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional succession mechanism
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presidential line of succession rule ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | presidential term ⓘ |
| appliesTo | elected vice presidents of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice |
President of Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
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Vice President of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
constitutionally mandated process
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predictable order of succession ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| definesRoleChange |
vice president becomes acting president
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vice president becomes president ⓘ |
| ensures | legal transfer of presidential authority ⓘ |
| excludes | non-elected officials from automatic presidential succession ⓘ |
| governedByPrinciple | constitutional continuity of government ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsEvent |
permanent presidential incapacity
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presidential death ⓘ presidential removal from office ⓘ presidential resignation ⓘ presidential vacancy ⓘ temporary presidential incapacity ⓘ |
| implementedBy | constitutional procedures of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | presidential republic ⓘ |
| purpose |
avoid power vacuum in the presidency
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ensure continuity of executive power ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
line of succession to the presidency
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presidential succession in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| requires | vice president to meet constitutional eligibility for presidency ⓘ |
| requiresCondition | official declaration of presidential vacancy or incapacity ⓘ |
| scope | national-level executive office ⓘ |
| successionOrderPosition |
first in line: first vice president
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second in line: second vice president ⓘ |
| successionTrigger |
inability of sitting president to continue in office
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vacancy of the presidency ⓘ |
| typeOfSuccession | automatic succession ⓘ |
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