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following an election, making it a "rare and a recent practice." The same study found that once a country has an initial peaceful transfer of power (an "alternation"), it is very likely to keep doing so, making the peaceful transition of power a habit-forming activity. In a stable institutionalized
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Trump's efforts to cling to power are unprecedented in American history. While political parties have fought over the results of presidential elections before, no incumbent president has ever made such expansive and individualized pleas to the officials who oversee certification of the election
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unanimously passed a resolution committing to a peaceful transition of power and opposing any attempt "by the President or any person in power to overturn the will of the people of the United States"; many senators cited the peaceful transition of power's centrality to U.S. democracy. Business
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noted that "if this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral." On 7 January 2021, Trump condemned the riots and committed to the peaceful transition of power. After he transferred power, he routinely repeated election lies and
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would be legally transferred to the Prime Minister's position, followed by elections for a new president organised by a newly created electoral commission; and a "legal sovereignty" option, in which Tsikhanouskaya would become President and organise presidential elections within 40–70 days.
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in 1801 was considered an important milestone for the United States fledgling democracy. From then until 2020, the losing party in every presidential election "willingly and peacefully" relinquished power to the opposition. The transition is institutionalized through symbolic acts like the
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to Trump's false election-fraud claims. Trump stated on 15 October 2020 that he would accept a peaceful transfer (after a long period of ambiguous answers to the question) while still falsely alleging fraud and waging a legal battle to attempt to overturn the election results.
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main session's room, and the sitting vice president is immediately on the right side of the speaker and deputies speaker's desk. As of 2022, starting in 1978, the vice presidents always did this symbolic transfer when there was no vacancy in the office except in 2004, when
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President Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election are unprecedented in American history and an even more audacious use of brute political force to gain the White House than when Congress gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency during
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governments in which the leadership of a government peacefully hands over control of government to a newly-elected leadership. This may be after elections or during the transition from a different kind of political regime, such as the
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in 2018 are interpreted as signs of improved governance within the country, an important milestone in democratization and functioning civil society. Alternately, the lack of peaceful transfers of power, such as in
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was considered an important case of peaceful transfer of power in the post-Soviet political development of Georgia, which, since the Soviet period, had earlier gone through changes such as the
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was already seated on the furthest right side so no switch was needed. For presidents, as of 2022, this symbol of peaceful transition happened only twice, in 1999 during the
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took place in 2007, although the outgoing and incoming presidents were of the same party and the preceding election was characterized by widespread irregularities. In 2018,
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Dmitriy Khavin; Haley Willis; Evan Hill; Natalie Reneau; Drew Jordan; Cora Engelbrecht; Christiaan Triebert; Stella Cooper; Malachy Browne; David Botti (30 June 2021).
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and the relative stability of that government. A 2014 study concluded that 68 countries had never had a peaceful transition of power due to an election since 1788.
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The first peaceful transition of power in a country is often treated as an important stage in a government transition towards democracy such as seen in
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The symbol of peaceful transition of power is when the outgoing president and/or vice president, after their respective successors recite the
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publicly refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost his election bid. In September 2020, after Trump's statements, the
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allowed a political agreement to respect the election results, allowing for a peaceful transition of power after the ouster of dictator
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for several hours. Five people died either shortly before, during, or following the attack. Senate Majority Leader
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and emerging democracies, study of the successful transitions of power is used to understand the transition to
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and emerging democracies, study of the successful transitions of power is used to understand the transition to
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concluded that 68 countries (including Russia and China) had never had a peaceful transition of power between
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had its first electoral transfer of power since 1944. The first peaceful transition of power in the
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has had a mixed record in achieving peaceful transitions of power, with variations among nations.
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is sworn in as president of the United States in a symbolic peaceful transfer of power in 1981.
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in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to keep Trump in power. The mob disrupted the
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On 6 January 2021, a pro-Trump mob, inflamed by the outgoing president's false claims,
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from 1995 to 2008 in which the only transition between presidents was via the 2003
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and norms to exist, such as the willingness of opposition parties to serve as a
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to overturn the election, and engaged in an aggressive and unprecedented
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democracy, a peaceful transition is the expected outcome of an election.
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During the 2020 presidential elections, experts described a risk of
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A peaceful transition of power has historically been the norm in
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Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
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leaders also made statements calling for a peaceful transfer.
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took place in 2021, briefly overcoming the nation's history of
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of 3,000 elections from 1788 to 2008, published in the journal
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Niger inaugurates president in 1st democratic power transfer
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The first peaceful transition of power between civilians in
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Concept critical to establishing democratic governments
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Index

Peaceful transfer of power
democratic
post-communist
fall of the Soviet Union
democratization
constitutional democracy
Ronald Reagan
democratization
constitutional democracy
democratic consolidation
Adam Przeworski
Comparative Political Studies
parties
democratic institutions
loyal opposition
elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Velvet Revolution in Armenia
elections in Georgia
Rose Revolution
achieving independence from European colonial powers
Africa
Nigeria
Liberia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joseph Kabila
Felix Tshisekedi
Niger
coups d'etat
another military coup

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