The authors of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution established and explained the complete order of presidential succession, as well as a series of contingency plans to fill any executive vacancies.

How does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints choose its next President? Traditionally, it is the most senior Apostle of the Church who becomes president. Which means that Elder Dallin

By tradition, the successor to Russell M. Nelson will be Dallin H. Oaks, the longest-serving apostle. But when will he be named? Before or after Nelson's funeral? And who might join him in the First Presidency?

Announcing his successor — Dallin H. Oaks — is largely a formality because the church has a well-defined leadership hierarchy that has governed it for decades. Nothing will change in the leadership body until some time after Nelson’s funeral, which is scheduled for Oct. 7.

With the passing of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson, the Utah-based church has started the process to find a new leader.

President Donald Trump speaks during the "Making Health Technology Great Again" event at the White House in Washington on July 30. President Donald Trump is the oldest person to have been sworn in as president — a reality that should give every American ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the next generation of the country's political leadership must be veterans of the Ukraine war. Putin made the comments during a meeting with different factions of the Russian State Duma and spoke of the participation of Ukraine war veterans in elections.

Cavanagh previously served as the president of Comcast Corporation; some in the industry view the co-CEO structure as a first step toward succession.