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
instanceOf constitutional succession mechanism
presidential line of succession rule
appliesDuring presidential term
appliesTo elected vice presidents of Costa Rica
appliesToOffice President of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
Vice President of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
characteristic constitutionally mandated process
predictable order of succession
country Costa Rica
definesRoleChange vice president becomes acting president
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
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
ensure continuity of executive power
relatedConcept line of succession to the presidency
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
second in line: second vice president
successionTrigger inability of sitting president to continue in office
vacancy of the presidency
typeOfSuccession automatic succession

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Presidency of Costa Rica successionRule Vice Presidents of Costa Rica succeed in case of vacancy